document.write( "Question 363313: __ + ( __ / __) x __ = 24\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Where do the numbers 2, 8, 4 and 16 go in this equation to make it correct?
\n" ); document.write( "I have tried every possible way and can't figure it out.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #259081 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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Here are ALL of the possible ways to plug in the 4 given numbers into the 4 given slots above. You'll notice that none of these ways generates 24. So either there's a typo or there's actually no solution.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "16+8/4*2 = 20
\n" ); document.write( "8+16/4*2 = 16
\n" ); document.write( "16+4/8*2 = 17
\n" ); document.write( "4+16/8*2 = 8
\n" ); document.write( "8+4/16*2 = 8.5
\n" ); document.write( "4+8/16*2 = 5
\n" ); document.write( "16+8/2*4 = 32
\n" ); document.write( "8+16/2*4 = 40
\n" ); document.write( "16+2/8*4 = 17
\n" ); document.write( "2+16/8*4 = 10
\n" ); document.write( "8+2/16*4 = 8.5
\n" ); document.write( "2+8/16*4 = 4
\n" ); document.write( "16+4/2*8 = 32
\n" ); document.write( "4+16/2*8 = 68
\n" ); document.write( "16+2/4*8 = 20
\n" ); document.write( "2+16/4*8 = 34
\n" ); document.write( "4+2/16*8 = 5
\n" ); document.write( "2+4/16*8 = 4
\n" ); document.write( "8+4/2*16 = 40
\n" ); document.write( "4+8/2*16 = 68
\n" ); document.write( "8+2/4*16 = 16
\n" ); document.write( "2+8/4*16 = 34
\n" ); document.write( "4+2/8*16 = 8
\n" ); document.write( "2+4/8*16 = 10 \n" ); document.write( "
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