Four Fours/16

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 $3$

$16 = \dfrac {4 \times 4 \times 4} 4$

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