Four Fours/10
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Puzzle
Using exactly $4$ instances of the number $4$, the task is to write an expression for $10$, using whatever arithmetical operations you consider necessary.
Solutions
Solution $1$
- $10 = 4 + 4 + 4 - \sqrt 4$
Solution $2$
- $10 = 4 + 4 + \dfrac 4 {\sqrt 4}$
Solution $3$
- $10 = 4 + \sqrt 4 + \sqrt 4 + \sqrt 4$
Solution $4$
- $10 = \dfrac {4 \times 4 + 4} {\sqrt 4}$
Solution $5$
- $10 = \paren {4 + \dfrac 4 4} \times \sqrt 4$