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comment by T-BAD (U11806)

posted on 10/5/13

4-4=0
4/4=1
(4+4)/4=2
(4+4+4)/4=3
(4x4)/4=4
(4+4+4+4+4)/4=5

I dunno about going on but can you not just add 4 together as many times as the number you're trying to get, then divide it by 4?

E.g.

(4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4)/4=9

?

comment by St3vie (U11028)

posted on 10/5/13

Do you have to use four 4s everytime or can you us up to four 4's?

posted on 10/5/13

4+4/4+4 =6

comment by T-BAD (U11806)

posted on 10/5/13

I only just read the using four fours bit Ignore me

posted on 10/5/13

not sure on how to get to 7

posted on 10/5/13

4+4*4/4 = 8

comment by St3vie (U11028)

posted on 10/5/13

Tino

(4+4) - (4/4) = 7

posted on 10/5/13

nice one

comment by T-BAD (U11806)

posted on 10/5/13

(4/4)+4=5
(4/4)+4+4=9

posted on 10/5/13

44-4/4=10

posted on 10/5/13

44+4/4 = 12

posted on 10/5/13

I would guess you would have to use powers and square roots to get many of these, for example, (4 cubed - 4 squared) + square root of 4 = 50

posted on 10/5/13

Before I waste any time with this....does it work with any number....or at least any number up to 10 ?

posted on 10/5/13

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posted on 10/5/13

(4/4) / (4/4) = 1

(4*4) / (4+4) = 2

or

(4/4) + (4/4) = 2

posted on 10/5/13

"44-4/4=10"

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Order of Operations means that would be 43 surely?

posted on 10/5/13

4*44/4=44 Ilike this as it's 4's

posted on 10/5/13

So you can put your 4s together to make 44 then?

posted on 10/5/13

Order of Operations means that would be 43 surely?

44-4 (40) divided by 4 = 10

posted on 10/5/13

I don't see why not Haak still only using four 4's

posted on 10/5/13

Tino - he means you should've put brackets in so it read:

(44-4) / 4 = 10

posted on 10/5/13

13 can't be done can it?

posted on 10/5/13

Again Tino - BODMAS?

44-4/4
Brackets? No
Orders? No
Division & Multiplication? Yes = 4/4 = 1
Addition & Subtraction? Yes = 44-1 = 43

44 - 4/4 = 43

posted on 10/5/13

Hmm, crappy question

posted on 10/5/13

"13 can't be done can it?"

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4+4+4+4/4 = 13

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