??? The OP's initial post said "Choose 5 numbers from these 10 figures so
there sum is = 50" (where he misspelled "their")... how do you read that as
allowing more than 5 numbers? I read it, to paraphrase, as this... Choose 5
number such that their sum equals 50"

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Rick (MVP - Excel)


"rebel" wrote in message
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On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:05:07 -0500, "Rick Rothstein"
wrote:

That looks like 6 numbers to me.<g

but the "conditions" didn't say *only* five. It just required use of
five,
which the poster has complied with.

See Dana's post as to why the problem as asked can't be solved.

That was my initial response, but GS's solution appears to be compliant.