SOLUTION: Operations can be combined to produce a desired result. Using four fours how do you get the results of 9, 4, 10, 6, 3, 17, and 12? Thank you

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Question 483857: Operations can be combined to produce a desired result. Using four fours how do you get the results of 9, 4, 10, 6, 3, 17, and 12?
Thank you

Answer by bucky(2189) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Interesting problem. Try these:
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sqrt%284%29+%2B+sqrt%284%29+-+%284%2F4%29+=+3
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sqrt%284%29%2Bsqrt%284%29+%2B++%284-4%29+=+4
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%284-4%29+%2B+%284%21%2F4%29=+6
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4%2B4%2B%284%2F4%29+=+9
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4%2B4+%2B+%284%2Fsqrt%284%29%29+=+10
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4%21+-+4+-+4+-+4+=+12
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%284%2A4%29+%2B+%284%2F4%29+=+17
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