The Magic Number

Instructions:

Using addition (+), subtraction (-), multiplication (x), and division (/), solve each puzzle by using all the given numbers only once to equal the Magic Number. (Hint: it’s the number in the box!) Order of operations matter.



Puzzle 1

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



98 ___ 28 ___ 17 ___ 42 ___ 72 = 712



Puzzle 2

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



48 63 40 16 49 = -969