97,101,139,41,37,31,29,89,23,19,8,13,
131,19,73,97,19,139,79,67,61,17,113,127

Pickover posed a similar problem at Archery by the Numbers. This is really a combinatorial problem -- given the 24 numbers taken 5 at a time, which unique combinations add up to 200?

There is some quick and dirty Java code on the Web, associated with Pickover's book, which solves the Zen archery problem for the 24 numbers given. However, it is not exactly a model of good programming, and it even assumes some foreknowledge of the answer in the code, i.e. the fact that all combinations adding up to 200 include the number 8.

Zen Archery
In his book Wonders of Numbers (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001), pp. 275-276, Clifford Pickover posed a "Zen Archery" problem. In its simplest form, there is a target with 24 numbers on it. The archer must shoot 5 arrows at the target and hit numbers adding up to 200. The 24 numbers on the target are

97,101,139,41,37,31,29,89,23,19,8,13,
131,19,73,97,19,139,79,67,61,17,113,127

Pickover posed a similar problem at Archery by the Numbers. This is really a combinatorial problem -- given the 24 numbers taken 5 at a time, which unique combinations add up to 200?

There is some quick and dirty Java code on the Web, associated with Pickover's book, which solves the Zen archery problem for the 24 numbers given. However, it is not exactly a model of good programming, and it even assumes some foreknowledge of the answer in the code, i.e. the fact that all combinations adding up to 200 include the number 8. Zen Archery
In his book Wonders of Numbers (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001), pp. 275-276, Clifford Pickover posed a "Zen Archery" problem. In its simplest form, there is a target with 24 numbers on it. The archer must shoot 5 arrows at the target and hit numbers adding up to 200. The 24 numbers on the target are

97,101,139,41,37,31,29,89,23,19,8,13,
131,19,73,97,19,139,79,67,61,17,113,127

Pickover posed a similar problem at Archery by the Numbers. This is really a combinatorial problem -- given the 24 numbers taken 5 at a time, which unique combinations add up to 200?

There is some quick and dirty Java code on the Web, associated with Pickover's book, which solves the Zen archery problem for the 24 numbers given. However, it is not exactly a model of good programming, and it even assumes some foreknowledge of the answer in the code, i.e. the fact that all combinations adding up to 200 include the number 8. the result is 27 groups of 5 number, the optimal combination how can I do that in excel 2003