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Make 75 with four 4s

The classic four fours puzzle: build an expression from exactly four 4s that equals 75. 75 cannot be made with + - × ÷, concatenation, or decimals (the solver checked every expression) — solutions need square roots, factorials, or exponents.

Solutions using only + - × ÷

No expression made of four plain 4s and + - × ÷ reaches 75 — the solver checked every possible expression.

Solutions with concatenation and decimals

Concatenation and decimals do not help for 75 either — every combination was checked.

Solutions with square roots, factorials, exponents

  • (4! + 4! / 4) / .4 = 75
  • (4! / 4)! / .4 / 4! = 75
  • (4! / 4)! / 4! / .4 = 75
  • 4! / (.4 + .4) / .4 = 75
  • 4! / .4 / (.4 + .4) = 75

…and 26 more at this tier.

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

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