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Make 100 with four 4s

The classic four fours puzzle: build an expression from exactly four 4s that equals 100. 100 cannot be made with + - × ÷ alone (the solver checked every expression) — you will need to stick 4s together (like 44) or use decimals (like .4).

Solutions using only + - × ÷

No expression made of four plain 4s and + - × ÷ reaches 100 — the solver checked every possible expression.

Solutions with concatenation and decimals

  • 44 / .44 = 100
  • (44 - 4) / .4 = 100
  • 4 × 4 / .4 / .4 = 100
  • 4 / .4 × 4 / .4 = 100
  • 4 / (.44 - .4) = 100

…and 5 more at this tier.

Solutions with square roots, factorials, exponents

  • 4 × (4! + 4 / 4) = 100
  • (4! + 4 × 4) / .4 = 100
  • 4! × (4 + 4 / 4!) = 100
  • (.4 / .4 + 4!) × 4 = 100
  • 4 × (4! + 4! / 4!) = 100

…and 146 more at this tier.

161 distinct solutions found in total, after removing trivial rearrangements.

Make 99 with four 4s

The Number Lab

Same idea, different constraints: four 9s, four 4s, or any four digits you like.

Read up on the 1881 original, pick another number in the solver, or find more free math games.