Four Fours/16
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Puzzle
Using exactly $4$ instances of the number $4$, the task is to write an expression for $16$, using whatever arithmetical operations you consider necessary.
Solutions
Solution $1$
- $16 = 4 + 4 + 4 + 4$
Solution $2$
- $16 = 4 \times 4 + \paren {4 - 4}$
Solution $3$
- $16 = \dfrac {4 \times 4 \times 4} 4$