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Author: Morgan Foster
8 years ago

Riddle: Given two 2s, "plus" can be changed to "times" without changing the results: 2 + 2= 2 x 2. The solution with three numbers is easy too: 1 + 2 + 3= 1 x 2 x 3. What is the answer for 4 numbers and for 5 numbers?
Answer: Solution for 4 numbers: 1 + 1 + 2 + 4= 1 x 1 x 2 x 4. Solution for 5 numbers: 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 5= 1 x 1 x 1 x 2 x 4  1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 3= 1 x 1 x 1 x 2 x 4 1 + 1 +2 + 2 + 2= 1 x 1 x 2 x 2 x 2
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Given two 2s, "plus" can be changed to "times" without changing the results: 2 + 2= 2 x 2. 
The solution with three numbers is easy too: 1 + 2 + 3= 1 x 2 x 3. 
What is the answer for 4 numbers and for 5 numbers?
Same Result by Morgan Foster v1.


Riddle: Given two 2s, "plus" can be changed to "times" without changing the results: 2 + 2= 2 x 2. 
The solution with three numbers is easy too: 1 + 2 + 3= 1 x 2 x 3. 
What is the answer for 4 numbers and for 5 numbers? Answer: Solution for 4 numbers:
1 + 1 + 2 + 4= 1 x 1 x 2 x 4.
Solution for 5 numbers:
1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 5= 1 x 1 x 1 x 2 x 4 
1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 3= 1 x 1 x 1 x 2 x 4
1 + 1 +2 + 2 + 2= 1 x 1 x 2 x 2 x 2
by Morgan Foster v2.