SOLUTION: How do you get the sum of 24 by only using four numbers and they are 5,1,1,1?

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Question 635833: How do you get the sum of 24 by only using four numbers and they are 5,1,1,1?
Found 2 solutions by Edwin McCravy, MathTherapy:
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
  51 + 1 - 1

= 52 - 1 

= 25 - 1

= 24

 Edwin
Answer by MathTherapy(10551)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How do you get the sum of 24 by only using four numbers and they are 5,1,1,1?

----- ----- 25 – 1, or 24.

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