Number Crunch hints and answer for 17 September 2026
Today's Number Crunch gives you 75, 50, 8, 5, 9, 5 and asks you to reach 497.
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Hint 1 — the targetYou are aiming for 497 using 75, 50, 8, 5, 9, 5, each number at most once.
Hint 2 — the first moveA working solution opens with 75 + 8 = 83.
Hint 3 — the next moveThen 50 × 5 = 250.
Answer
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A full solution
- 75 + 8 = 83
- 50 × 5 = 250
- 9 × 83 = 747
- 747 - 250 = 497
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