Question

Just for fun: How do you get the answer 24 by only using the numbers 8,8,3,3 and the arithmetic operators?

Answer 1

you can use (not necessarily all) +, -, /,* , ^ and parentheses.

Answer 2

is ^ arithmetic operator?

Answer 3

no i'm not sure that it is - its not needed anyway

Answer 4

I can get 25, but so far not 24! lol

Answer 5

close - i must admit this one took me about 30 minutes before i got it - and a headache!

Answer 6

I made a copy of the question, and will continue wrestling with it.

Answer 7

I am assuming you can only use the digits once.

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

O.K. Hope your headache goes away as I think I got one coming on lol.

Answer 10

\[8*(8/3+1/3)=24\]

Answer 11

The number 1 is not on the list of allowed digits.

Answer 12

errr...ok?

Answer 13

Here I thought my headache was over lol

Answer 14

mathmuse you helped me - i got it

8 / (3 - 8/3) = 8 / 1.3 = 24

Answer 15

nice one

Answer 16

Ah yes congrats to cwrw238 and mathmuse. Now the headaches is gone!