Number Crunch hints and answer for 8 August 2026
Today's Number Crunch gives you 25, 8, 2, 2, 1, 3 and asks you to reach 686.
Play today's Number CrunchHints
Hint 1 — the targetYou are aiming for 686 using 25, 8, 2, 2, 1, 3, each number at most once.
Hint 2 — the first moveA working solution opens with 25 × 2 = 50.
Hint 3 — the next moveThen 2 × 3 = 6.
Answer
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A full solution
- 25 × 2 = 50
- 2 × 3 = 6
- 8 + 6 = 14
- 50 - 1 = 49
- 14 × 49 = 686
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