How many ways can you make 32?

Answer 1

Infinitely many.

For example,

1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+16 (got tired!)

2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2

1+2+3+1+2+3+1+2+3+4+10

and then you can have numbers to one decimal place,

numbers to 2 dp, 3 dp, and on and on.

Next, you can restart with at least one negative number, then at least 2 negatives, 3 negatives, and so on.

After that, multiplications. Remember, off course, that adding '*1' makes it a different way. Then division and then other mathematical functions, such as 25 or tan(1.5396).

Infinitely many.

For example,

1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+16 (got tired!)

2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2

1+2+3+1+2+3+1+2+3+4+10

and then you can have numbers to one decimal place,

numbers to 2 dp, 3 dp, and on and on.

Next, you can restart with at least one negative number, then at least 2 negatives, 3 negatives, and so on.

After that, multiplications. Remember, off course, that adding '*1' makes it a different way. Then division and then other mathematical functions, such as 25 or tan(1.5396).

Infinitely many.

For example,

1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+16 (got tired!)

2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2

1+2+3+1+2+3+1+2+3+4+10

and then you can have numbers to one decimal place,

numbers to 2 dp, 3 dp, and on and on.

Next, you can restart with at least one negative number, then at least 2 negatives, 3 negatives, and so on.

After that, multiplications. Remember, off course, that adding '*1' makes it a different way. Then division and then other mathematical functions, such as 25 or tan(1.5396).

Infinitely many.

For example,

1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+16 (got tired!)

2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2

1+2+3+1+2+3+1+2+3+4+10

and then you can have numbers to one decimal place,

numbers to 2 dp, 3 dp, and on and on.

Next, you can restart with at least one negative number, then at least 2 negatives, 3 negatives, and so on.

After that, multiplications. Remember, off course, that adding '*1' makes it a different way. Then division and then other mathematical functions, such as 25 or tan(1.5396).

Answer 2

Infinitely many.

For example,

1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+16 (got tired!)

2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2

1+2+3+1+2+3+1+2+3+4+10

and then you can have numbers to one decimal place,

numbers to 2 dp, 3 dp, and on and on.

Next, you can restart with at least one negative number, then at least 2 negatives, 3 negatives, and so on.

After that, multiplications. Remember, off course, that adding '*1' makes it a different way. Then division and then other mathematical functions, such as 25 or tan(1.5396).