Challenge: Using four 4's and any operations, try to write equations that have the numbers from

0 to 100 as the answer.

Winning the Spot: The answer for each number and the name of the first person to get it will be posted.

Example: 49 = 4! * (sqrt 4) + (4/4)

In case of a tie, the person who uses the fewest number of operations will win the spot.

Alternate Solutions and their authors will also be posted.

Thanks to my friend and colleague, Paul Seaton, Germantown Academy, for sharing this puzzle with me.

     
Answer Equation 
    
0  44-44
 (4+4-4)/4
1  44/44
 (4*4)/
2 (4+4)

 (4+4+4)/4
 (4*4-4)/4
3  4-4^(4-4)
 (4-4)*4+4
 [\4/444]
(integer of
the 4th
root of
4 444)
5  (4*4+4)/4
 ((4+4)/4)
6 +4
 (4+4)-
(4/4)
7  44/4-4
 (4*4)-
(4+4)
8  4+4+4-4

9  (4/4)+4+4
10  (44-4)/4
 44/(sqrt
11 4+sqrt 4)
12  (44+4)/4
 44/4+sqrt
13 4
 4+4+4+s
qrt 4
 4!/4+4+4

14
  4!-
(4+4+sqrt
4)
 4*4(4/sqr
14 t 4)
15  44/4+4
16  4+4+4+4
 4*4+4/4
 [\44/44!]
(integer of
the 44th
root of
17 44!)
 (4!+4!
18 +4!)/4
19  4!-4-4/4
20  (4/4+4)*4
 4!-
21 4+(4/4)
 4*4+4+sq
rt 4
 4/4(4!)-
sqrt 4
 4!-
((4+4)/4)
 44/4*sqrt
22 4
 4!-sqrt
4+4/4
 4!-4^(4-4)
23
24  4*4+4+4
 4!+sqrt 4-
4/4
 4!+4^(4-
4)
25
 4/4(4!)
+sqrt 4
 4!+sqrt
26 (4+4-4)
27  4!+4-4/4
 (4+4)*4-4
 4sqrt
28 4*4-4

29  4!+4+4/4
 4!+4+4-
30 sqrt 4
 ((4+sqrt
31 4)!+4!)/4!
  (4*4)+(4*
32 4)
 4!+4+sqrt
33 4/.4
 (4*4*sqrt
4)+sqrt 4
 4!
+(4!/4)+4
 sqrt(4^4)*
sqrt
34 4+sqrt 4

35  4!+44/4
 (4+4)*4+
4
36  44-4-4
 4!+(4!
+sqrt
37 4)/sqrt 4
38  44-(4!/4)
 4!+4!/
(4*.4)
 4!
+(4+4/4)!!
[Note: !! is
odd
39 factorial]
 (4!-
40 4)+(4!-4)
 (4!+sqrt
4)/.4-4!
 44-
gamma(4)
41 /sqrt 4
 44-4+sqrt
4
 (4!+4!)-
42 (4!/4)
43  44-(4/4)
44  44+4-4
45  44+4/4
 44+4-sqrt
4
 (4!+4!)-
46 (4/sqrt 4)
 (4!+4!)-
47 4/4
48  (4*4-4)*4
 (4!+4!)
49 +4/4
50  44+(4!/4)
  (4!-
4+.4)/.4
 4!+4!
+gamma(
51 4)/sqrt 4
52  (44+4)+4
 4!+4!
53 +sqrt 4/.4
 4!+4!
54 +4+sqrt 4

 (4!-4+sqrt
55 4)/.4
 4!+4!
56 +4+4
 (4!-sqrt
4)/.4+sqrt
57 4
 ((4!
+4)*sqrt
58 4)+sqrt 4
 (4!-sqrt
59 4)/.4+4
 4*4*4-4
60  4^4/4-4
 (4!+sqrt
61 4)/.4-4
 4*4*4-
62 sqrt 4

63  (4^4-4)/4
 4sqrt
64 4*4sqrt 4
65  (4^4+4)/4
 4*4*4+sq
66 rt 4
 (4!+sqrt
4)/.4+ sqrt
67 4
 4*4*4+4
68  4^4/4+4
 (4!+sqrt
69 4)/.4+4
 (4+4)!/(4!
*4!)
 44+4!
70 +sqrt 4
 (4!
71 +4.4)/.4
72  44+4!+4
  (4! C sqrt
4)/4 + 4
73 using nCr
 4!+4!+4!
74 +sqrt
 (4! 4
+4+sqrt
75 4)/.4
 (4!+4!+4!)
76 +4
 ((4 -
gamma(s
qrt4))^4 )
-4
 (4/.4repe
ating)^sqr
77 t4 - 4
 4*(4!-4)-
78 sqrt 4
 4!+(4!-
79 sqrt 4)/.4

80  (4*4+4)*4
 (4-
(4/4))^4
 (4!/
(4*sqrt
4))^4
 (4-
(log4/log4
81 ))^4
 4*(4!-
82 4)+sqrt 4
 (4!-.4)/.4
83 +4!
 44*sqrt
84 4-4
 (4!
85 +4/.4)/.4
 44*sqrt
86 4-sqrt 4
 4 x 4! -
4 / 0.bar4
 44*sqrt(4
)-i^4

 ((4 -
gamma(s
qrt4))^4) +
(gamma
87 4)
 4*4!-4-4
88  44+44
  4!+(4!
89 +sqrt 4)/.4
 4*4!-4-
90 sqrt 4
 4*4!-sqrt
91 4/.4
 4*4!-sqrt
92 4-sqrt 4
 4*4!-
gamm(4)/
sqrt 4
 (4! C sqrt
4)/4 + 4!
(using
93 nCr)
 4*4!+sqrt
94 4-4
95  4*4!-4/4
 4*4!+4-4
 4!+4!+4!
96 +4!
97  4*4!+4/4
 4*4!+4-
98 sqrt 4
 44/.44(re
peating)
 4*4!
+gamma(
4)/sqrt 4
 4/4% -
4/4
 (4 * 4!) +
sqrt
(4)/sqrt(.0
99 bar 4)
 4*4!+sqrt
100 4+sqrt 4

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