SOLUTION: Using exactly four 7s and only the four basic arithmetic operations, + - / *,I can make the number 13 like this: (7+7)-(7/7)=13. Find an expression that uses exactly four 7s and th

Question 437849: Using exactly four 7s and only the four basic arithmetic operations, + - / *,I can make the number 13 like this: (7+7)-(7/7)=13. Find an expression that uses exactly four 7s and the four basic arithmetic operations (as many times as needed) to make the number 8, (You have to use all four 7s and you may not use exponents, but you may use parenthesis to group numbers.)
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7 times 7 is 49. 49 plus 7 is 56. 56 divided by 7 is 8.

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