Four Fours/38

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Puzzle

Using exactly $4$ instances of the number $4$, the task is to write an expression for $38$, using whatever arithmetical operations you consider necessary.


Solutions

Solution $1$

$38 = 4! + 4! - \dfrac 4 {.4}$

Solution $2$

$38 = \dfrac 4 {. \dot 4} \times 4 + \sqrt 4$

Solution $3$

$38 = 44 - 4 - \sqrt 4$


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