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Grade 5ChallengeOrder of Operations

Order of Operations · Challenge problem

Each box in 8 □ 4 □ 2=68 \ \square\ 4 \ \square\ 2 = 6 is filled with one of ++, −-, ×\times, ÷\div (the same sign may be used twice), and the usual order of operations is used. In how many ways can the boxes be filled to make the statement true?