Four Fours/3

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Puzzle

Using exactly $4$ instances of the number $4$, the task is to write an expression for $3$, using whatever arithmetical operations you consider necessary.


Solutions

Solution $1$

$3 = \dfrac {4 \times 4 - 4} 4$

Solution $2$

$3 = 4 - \sqrt 4 + \dfrac 4 4$

Solution $3$

$3 = \sqrt {4 \times 4} - \dfrac 4 4$


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