The best of the web, We are flying the week again, with a maandagpuzzel. In this puzzle we ask you only to to 17, to count. Simple, right? Important: there is a snag.

The goal is to as quickly as possible of the number 1 to 17 to the west. You may have only two perform basic operations use: 1, add (+1) or multiply by 3 (*3) . the

for example, This is a way to in ten steps 17 to achieve:

1 * 3 = 3
3 * 3 = 9
9 + 1 = 10
10 + 1 = 11
11 + 1 = 12

16 + 1 = 17

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What is the least number of operations that you must perform for you to 17?