How many ways can you get the number 16?

Answer 1

I know there are infinitely many although I cannot get them all because I will not live that long. Here are some:

8+8

7+9

6+10

and so on to

0+16

-1+17

-2+18

and on and on - forever. An infinite lot of such sums.

Then there are

7.9+8.1

7.8+8.2

and so on. An infinite lot of such sums.

Not forgetting

7.99+8.01

7.98+8.02

etc again, an infinite number.

and decimals to 3 digits, 4 digits: an infinite number in each case.

There are also sums of three number, four numbers and so on.

Oh, nearly forgot multiplications

1*16

2*8

3*5.33...

4*4

5*3.2

6*2.66...

and so on.

And products of 3 numbers, 4 numbers, ...

I hope that by this stage you got the idea.

I know there are infinitely many although I cannot get them all because I will not live that long. Here are some:

8+8

7+9

6+10

and so on to

0+16

-1+17

-2+18

and on and on - forever. An infinite lot of such sums.

Then there are

7.9+8.1

7.8+8.2

and so on. An infinite lot of such sums.

Not forgetting

7.99+8.01

7.98+8.02

etc again, an infinite number.

and decimals to 3 digits, 4 digits: an infinite number in each case.

There are also sums of three number, four numbers and so on.

Oh, nearly forgot multiplications

1*16

2*8

3*5.33...

4*4

5*3.2

6*2.66...

and so on.

And products of 3 numbers, 4 numbers, ...

I hope that by this stage you got the idea.

I know there are infinitely many although I cannot get them all because I will not live that long. Here are some:

8+8

7+9

6+10

and so on to

0+16

-1+17

-2+18

and on and on - forever. An infinite lot of such sums.

Then there are

7.9+8.1

7.8+8.2

and so on. An infinite lot of such sums.

Not forgetting

7.99+8.01

7.98+8.02

etc again, an infinite number.

and decimals to 3 digits, 4 digits: an infinite number in each case.

There are also sums of three number, four numbers and so on.

Oh, nearly forgot multiplications

1*16

2*8

3*5.33...

4*4

5*3.2

6*2.66...

and so on.

And products of 3 numbers, 4 numbers, ...

I hope that by this stage you got the idea.

I know there are infinitely many although I cannot get them all because I will not live that long. Here are some:

8+8

7+9

6+10

and so on to

0+16

-1+17

-2+18

and on and on - forever. An infinite lot of such sums.

Then there are

7.9+8.1

7.8+8.2

and so on. An infinite lot of such sums.

Not forgetting

7.99+8.01

7.98+8.02

etc again, an infinite number.

and decimals to 3 digits, 4 digits: an infinite number in each case.

There are also sums of three number, four numbers and so on.

Oh, nearly forgot multiplications

1*16

2*8

3*5.33...

4*4

5*3.2

6*2.66...

and so on.

And products of 3 numbers, 4 numbers, ...

I hope that by this stage you got the idea.

Answer 2

I know there are infinitely many although I cannot get them all because I will not live that long. Here are some:

8+8

7+9

6+10

and so on to

0+16

-1+17

-2+18

and on and on - forever. An infinite lot of such sums.

Then there are

7.9+8.1

7.8+8.2

and so on. An infinite lot of such sums.

Not forgetting

7.99+8.01

7.98+8.02

etc again, an infinite number.

and decimals to 3 digits, 4 digits: an infinite number in each case.

There are also sums of three number, four numbers and so on.

Oh, nearly forgot multiplications

1*16

2*8

3*5.33...

4*4

5*3.2

6*2.66...

and so on.

And products of 3 numbers, 4 numbers, ...

I hope that by this stage you got the idea.