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Result of the day – guess the calculation

You know the result – guess the calculation that gives it. Every try must give the same result, and the hints show which characters are in the right place.

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How do you play?

You know the result, for example 54. Your task is to guess the six-character calculation that gives it, for example 44+2·5. Each of your tries must also give 54 – otherwise it doesn’t count and you don’t lose a try.

After each try every character gets a hint: ✓ – the character is in the right place, ↔ – the character is in the calculation, but in another place, ✗ – the character is not in the calculation, or not that many times. You have six tries. The puzzle of the day is the same for everyone, and there are unlimited practice puzzles.

The signs are the ones used in Polish schools: a raised dot · means multiplication (mnożenie) and a colon : means division (dzielenie).

Why is 44+2·5 equal to 54 and not 230?

First multiply and divide, then add and subtract: 2·5 = 10, then 44 + 10 = 54. If you worked from left to right, you would get (44 + 2)·5 = 230 – a common mistake. In this game every try practises exactly this order.

How do you start if you don’t know what to enter?

Start with a simple calculation that gives the result, for example for 54: 50+2·2. Then look at the hints: keep the characters marked ✓ in place, move the ones marked ↔, and don’t use the ones marked ✗ more times than ✓ and ↔ show.

How does this help in the eighth-grade exam?

In the Polish eighth-grade exam the order of operations is needed in every question with an expression. In 2025, question 2 – working out the value of an expression in the right order – was answered correctly by 46% of pupils, and question 7 with roots and fractions by only 37%.

Curriculum: point II.9 for grades 4–6, tested in the exam under point V.7 (Polish core curriculum, Dz.U. 2024 poz. 996). Source: CKE report 2025 (in Polish).

Questions about the game

How many tries are there?

Six. After each try the hints show which characters are in the right place and which need to move.

Which grade is this game for?

The order of operations is taught in grades 4–6 and is needed in many questions of the eighth-grade exam. The game suits revision in grades 7–8 and practice in younger grades.

Is the game free?

Yes. You play in the browser, with no sign-up and no e-mail.

Mini glossary: English – Polish

  • calculation, expression – działanie, wyrażenie
  • result – wynik
  • order of operations – kolejność działań
  • multiplication – mnożenie
  • division – dzielenie
  • try – próba

The game runs in your browser. No time limit. We send nothing – only your browser remembers how many daily puzzles you did in the last week.

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