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Grade 5SuperchallengeOrder of Operations

Order of Operations · Superchallenge problem

Each box in 4 □ 4 □ 4 □ 44 \ \square\ 4 \ \square\ 4 \ \square\ 4 is filled with one of ++, −-, ×\times, ÷\div (signs may repeat), with no parentheses, and the usual order of operations is used. What is the smallest whole number (0,1,2,3,…0, 1, 2, 3, \ldots) that can NOT be the result?