John is playing a game in which he tries to obtain the highest number possible. He must put the symbols +, *, and - (plus, times

Question

3 years ago

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John is playing a game in which he tries to obtain the highest number possible. He must put the symbols +, *, and - (plus, times

, and minus) in the following blanks, using each symbol exactly once:
2_4_6_8
John cannot use parentheses or rearrange the numbers. What is the highest possible number that John could obtain?

Mathematics

2 answers:

Ne4ueva [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-22T04:49:13+03:00

Ne4ueva [31]3 years ago

8 0

Answer:

2 - 4 + 6*8 = 46

Step-by-step explanation:

<u>There are 6 possible options:</u>

2 - 4 + 6*8 = 46
2 - 4*6 + 8 = - 14
2 + 4 - 6*8 = - 42
2 + 4*6 - 8 = 18
2*4 - 6 + 8 = 10
2*4 + 6 - 8 = 6

As we the highest possible number is 46

weeeeeb [17] · Answer 2 · 2022-09-22T03:04:49+03:00

weeeeeb [17]3 years ago

6 0

Answer:

2*4*6*8

Step-by-step explanation:

384 is the answer.

Notice that if you do minus or plus, you get a smaller number. So, this is indeed the highest number John could obtain.

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