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The Johnson family's discoveries regarding classical education
May. 9, 2006
The Four Fours
Well,
as no one has ventured a solution to my previous riddle yet, I'll leave
it up a little longer, and present you with another number riddle, also
from The Man Who Counted.
Using four fours, it is possible to get any number whatsoever. For example, to get the number zero, simply write: 44 - 44
The easiest way to get the number one?
44
44
Can you find a way to come up with each of the numbers from 2 through 10?
My son and I have had a lot of fun with these. He thinks he
doesn't like math, but he has found these stories with their riddles
very interesting. We will often stop in the middle of the story
to try and figure out the problems posed.
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