Number Crunch hints and answer for 21 August 2026
Today's Number Crunch gives you 100, 7, 6, 1, 1, 7 and asks you to reach 988.
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Hint 1 — the targetYou are aiming for 988 using 100, 7, 6, 1, 1, 7, each number at most once.
Hint 2 — the first moveA working solution opens with 100 - 1 = 99.
Hint 3 — the next moveThen 7 × 6 = 42.
Answer
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A full solution
- 100 - 1 = 99
- 7 × 6 = 42
- 99 + 42 = 141
- 7 × 141 = 987
- 1 + 987 = 988
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