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Using 8 exactly eight times to make 1000?

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Game: Given Eight 8s: 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8, Add Any Number of “+”s Between the 8’s to Make the Sum Equals 1000.

This was given to us by Lee Lampinski Sr. one of our amazing fans!

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Answer:

Explanation:

888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8  = 1000

Other ways to do it:

Using only + – * /

#2:

(8(8(8+8)-(8+8)/8))-8

#3:
(888-8) + 8×(8+8) – 8
((8×(8+8))-((8+8+8)/8))×8
((8×(8+8))-((88/8)-8))×8
(8888-888)/8

#4:
8(8×8+8×8)-8-8-8

Bonus Riddle:

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