Using only the number 1,2,3,4, construct a math expression that equals to the number 34. You must use all four numbers in this equation. What is the answers?
Can you use the numerals more than once?
34 is a number consisting of the numerals 3 and 4.
34/(2-1)
To construct a math expression using only the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 that equals 34 and using all four numbers, one possible solution is:
(3 + 4) * (2 * 1) = 34
Here's an explanation of how to arrive at this solution:
1. First, we need to consider the operations available to us: addition (+), subtraction (-), multiplication (*), and division (/).
2. We have four numbers to work with: 1, 2, 3, and 4.
3. To reach a result of 34, we need to combine the numbers in a way that utilizes all of them.
4. Let's start by looking at the multiplication operation. We have two possible pairs: 2 and 1, and 3 and 4.
5. Since multiplication combines numbers into a single value, we can use parentheses to group the numbers we want to multiply together. Let's try (2 * 1) and (3 * 4).
6. The multiplication (2 * 1) equals 2, and (3 * 4) equals 12.
7. Now, we have the values 2 and 12. We need to combine them further to reach 34.
8. Looking at the addition operation, we can combine 2 and 12 using the expression (2 + 12), which equals 14.
9. However, 14 is not equal to 34, so we need to think of another approach.
10. We can use the addition operation again, but this time we'll work with the numbers 14 and 20 (which is 34 - 14).
11. By creating the equation (14 + 20), we get the desired result of 34.
So the final math expression, using the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4, is:
(3 + 4) * (2 * 1) = 34