A simple calculator for guidance to craft nums 0-9 in Create: Above and Beyond.
Robustness is not guaranteed. Results for reference only.
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sum cost = 32
atomic:
0 = (3 - 3)
1 = (3 / 3)
2 = (3 - (3 / 3))
3 = 3
4 = ((3 / 3) + 3)
5 = (8 - 3)
6 = (3 + 3)
7 = (8 - (3 / 3))
8 = 8
9 = (3 * 3)
operators in total:
3: 18
8: 3
+: 2
-: 4
*: 1
/: 4
Since this is proved to be the minimum cost, minor manual adjustments can be done to make 3 and 8 consumed relatively evenly:
0 = (3 - 3)
1 = (8 / 8)
2 = (3 - (8 / 8))
3 = 3
4 = ((8 / 8) + 3)
5 = (8 - 3)
6 = (3 + 3)
7 = (8 - (8 / 8))
8 = 8
9 = (3 * 3)
Thus the cost is corrected to 3: 10, 8: 11, ... .