How do you equal 24 using 1256?

Answer 1

To equal 24 using the numbers 1, 2, 5, and 6, you can use the following equation: (6 \div (1 - \frac{5}{2})). This simplifies to (6 \div (1 - 2.5) = 6 \div -1.5), which equals -4. However, if we consider operations creatively, you could also use (5 \times 6 - 2 \times 1 = 30 - 2 = 28), but this doesn't reach 24 directly without additional manipulation. A more straightforward approach is to simply add (6 + 5 + 2 + 1 = 14), which doesn't equal 24 either.

To reach 24, we can actually use (6 \times 4 = 24), where 4 can be derived from (2 + 2). But ultimately, the equation would need to be restructured or additional operations to reach exactly 24 with the provided digits.