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Puzzle 8 - Four Fours
Icy North Posted Mar 15, 2005
44 - 4 + 4º = 41
The next one should have great significance for h2g2...
Puzzle 8 - Four Fours
aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Mar 15, 2005
4! + 4! - 4 - SQRT(4) = 42
Probably not the most elegant solution 
Puzzle 8 - Four Fours
Icy North Posted Mar 15, 2005
4³ - 4² - 4¹ - 4º = 43
Isn't that elegant? - Douglas Adams must have got it wrong
Puzzle 8 - Four Fours
aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Mar 15, 2005
- looks very elegant 
- nearly make me think that 43 isn't too bad an age 
Puzzle 8 - Four Fours
Icy North Posted Mar 15, 2005
There's nothing wrong with being 43!
At least that's what my mum says
Puzzle 8 - Four Fours
aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Mar 15, 2005
My mom-in-law would certainly not object 
Makes me wonder how young you are, though. Given the age of your daughter, presuming she's your oldest child, and what I know from many people here, I guess you'll be not older than
4² + 4² - 4° - 4° 
Puzzle 8 - Four Fours
Popa_Mintin Posted Mar 15, 2005
Icy... 
Seems to me that 4^4 should be allowed. 
Puzzle 8 - Four Fours
Icy North Posted Mar 16, 2005
30! I wish!
Yes 4^4 is of course allowed, but it would use 2 of the allotted four 4's.
44 - 4 + 4 = 44
Puzzle 8 - Four Fours
aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Mar 18, 2005
44 + 4° + 4° = 46
44 + 4° + SQRT(4) = 47
44 + SQRT(4) + SQRT(4) = 48
44 + 4 + 4° = 49
44 + 4 + SQRT(4) = 50
Puzzle 8 - Four Fours
Icy North Posted Mar 18, 2005
4³ - 4² + 4¹ - 4º = 51
44 + 4 + 4 = 52
4³ - 4² + 4¹ + 4º = 53
4³ - 4 - 4 - SQRT(4) = 54
4³ - 4 - 4 - 4º = 55
4³ - 4 - SQRT(4) - SQRT(4) = 56
Puzzle 8 - Four Fours
aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Mar 18, 2005
I think I'll better give up - yours always look so elegant
Going to sleep now, maybe see you tomorrow 
Puzzle 8 - Four Fours
Popa_Mintin Posted Mar 19, 2005
4³ -4 -4 + 4º = 57
4³ -4 -4 + Sqrt(4) = 58
4³ -4 - Sqrt(4) + 4º = 59
4³ -4 -4º + 4º = 60
Puzzle 8 - Four Fours
Icy North Posted Mar 19, 2005
4³ - 4º - 4º - 4º = 61
4³ - 4º - (4/4) = 62
4³ - 4º - 4º + 4º = 63
4³ - 4º + (4/4) = 64
4³ - 4º + 4º + 4º = 65
4³ + 4º + (4/4) = 66
4³ + 4º + 4º + 4º = 67
4³ + 4 + 4 - 4 = 68
Puzzle 8 - Four Fours
Popa_Mintin Posted Mar 21, 2005
4³ +4 +4 -4º = 71
4³ +4 +4 x4º= 72
4³ +4 +4 +4º = 73
4³ +4 +4 +Sqrt(4) = 74
4³ +4² -4 -4º = 75
4³ +4² -4 x4º = 76
4³ +4² -Sqrt(4) -4º = 77
4³ +4² -4º -4º = 78
4³ +4² -Sqrt(4) +4º = 79
4³ +4² x4º x4º = 80
Puzzle 8 - Four Fours
Icy North Posted Mar 21, 2005
4³ + 4² + 4° + 4° = 82
4³ + 4² + 4° + SQRT(4) = 83
4³ + 4² + SQRT(4) + SQRT(4) = 84
4³ + 4² + 4 + 4° = 85
4³ + 4² + 4 + SQRT(4) = 86
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Puzzle 8 - Four Fours
- 41: Icy North (Mar 15, 2005)
- 42: aka Bel - A87832164 (Mar 15, 2005)
- 43: aka Bel - A87832164 (Mar 15, 2005)
- 44: Icy North (Mar 15, 2005)
- 45: aka Bel - A87832164 (Mar 15, 2005)
- 46: Icy North (Mar 15, 2005)
- 47: aka Bel - A87832164 (Mar 15, 2005)
- 48: Popa_Mintin (Mar 15, 2005)
- 49: Icy North (Mar 16, 2005)
- 50: Icy North (Mar 16, 2005)
- 51: aka Bel - A87832164 (Mar 18, 2005)
- 52: Icy North (Mar 18, 2005)
- 53: aka Bel - A87832164 (Mar 18, 2005)
- 54: Popa_Mintin (Mar 19, 2005)
- 55: Icy North (Mar 19, 2005)
- 56: Icy North (Mar 21, 2005)
- 57: aka Bel - A87832164 (Mar 21, 2005)
- 58: Popa_Mintin (Mar 21, 2005)
- 59: aka Bel - A87832164 (Mar 21, 2005)
- 60: Icy North (Mar 21, 2005)
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