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The Magic Number

Jim Sedoff

Co-Editor-in-Chief

Puzzle 1

The numbers are already in the correct order. Just insert the operators in the blanks provided. 

4171 = 29 ___ 64 ___ 19 ___ 77 ___ 38

Instructions

Using addition (+), subtraction (−), multiplication (×), and division (/), solve the puzzle by using all the given numbers only once to equal the Magic Number.

Puzzle 2

Now, it gets trickier. The numbers are now out of order. Rearrange the numbers and insert the correct operators. 

{38, 44, 61, 8, 44}
−31 = ___ __ ___ __ ___ __ ___ __ ___