Number Crunch hints and answer for 16 September 2026
Today's Number Crunch gives you 25, 100, 4, 8, 2, 4 and asks you to reach 861.
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Hint 1 — the targetYou are aiming for 861 using 25, 100, 4, 8, 2, 4, each number at most once.
Hint 2 — the first moveA working solution opens with 25 + 4 = 29.
Hint 3 — the next moveThen 100 + 4 = 104.
Answer
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A full solution
- 25 + 4 = 29
- 100 + 4 = 104
- 8 × 104 = 832
- 29 + 832 = 861
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