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Earlier today I set you the following set of numerical challenges to celebrate the arrival of 2026.Auld lang signsHere is an expression equal to 26 that uses six 1s:(1+1)×(1+1+11)Find expressions equal to 26 using:You are only allowed the four basic operations, +, –, x, ÷, brackets, exponentiation and concatenation. (Exponentiation is when you make a digit the exponent, such as 11. Concatenation is when you join digits together, such as taking a two 1s and making 11.)Solutions9+9+9−(9/9)8+8+8+((8+8)/8)7+7+((77+7)/7)6×6+(6−66)/65×5+(5/5)4+(44×4/(4+4))33 − 3/322 + 2 + 2Good tidings to all! I’ll be back in 7+7+((77+7)/7)Thanks to Inder Taneja, author of the website numbers-magic.com. He has many more facts about the coming year in his paper 26 and 2026 in Numbers and Magic SquaresI’ve been setting a puzzle here on alternate Mondays since 2015. I’m always on the look-out for great puzzles. If you would like to suggest one, email me.
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