countdownsolver

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CountdownSolver

Solve math problems presented in the TV game shows Countdown, Countdown Masters, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Letters and Numbers and Des chiffres et des lettres.

Rules:

• Each number can only be used once,
• Addition, subtraction and multiplication can be used,
• Division can be used where the result is a whole number.

Issues:

• Brakets have not been implemented.
  Given the numbers: 100, 50, 4, 1, 3, 10 and the target: 932,
  The program incorrectly ouputs: 100 - 4 - 3 × 10 + 1 = 931
  Instead of: 100 * 10 - ((50 + 1) * 4 / 3) = 932