Difficulty: Fun
Here are eight 8s
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Put some plus signs in there to make 1000.
Need a hint?
Grab a piece of paper and just try it out!
If you don’t have a plus sign between the 8s, then they sandwich together to make a bigger number. For example, an 8 next to another 8 makes 88.
Remember that 88 is much bigger than 8 + 8. And 8888 is too big for this puzzle!
Brainteaser answer
If you play with this puzzle a bit, you’ll realise that you can’t get close to the answer with just 8 and 88. So you’ll need to include 888.
Then add 88 to get even closer to the target:
888 + 88 = 976
You have three 8s left, and you’re 24 short. Fortunately adding three 8s together makes 24! So here’s your solution:
888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1000
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