Advent Puzzles 2014: puzzle 21 solution

Most numbers have several solutions. One solution for each total is given below.

1=1+14-2-12
2=(14-1-12)\times2
3=2+14-1-12
4=(2+14-12)\times1
5=1+2+14-12
6=(14-12)\times(1+2)
7=14-1-(12\div2)
8=((12-1)\times2)-14
9=(2\times12)-1-14
10=(2\times12)-(1\times14)
11=(2\times12)+1-14
12=((1+12)\times2)-14
13=(12+14)\div(1\times2)
14=((14-1)\times2)-12
15=(2\times14)-1-12
16=(2\times14)-(1\times12)
17=(2\times14)+1-12
18=((1+14)\times2)-12
19=(14\div2)+(1\times12)
20=(14\div2)+1+12
21=(12\div2)+1+14
22=((1+2)\times12)-14
23=12+14-1-2
24=12+14-(1\times2)
25=1+12+14-2
26=(12+14)\times(2-1)
27=2+12+14-1
28=(2+12+14)\times1
29=1+2+12+14
30=((1+2)\times14)-12

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