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The Broken Calculator

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Your calculator only has the + and × buttons. How do you calculate 7 × 8 using only addition?
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Quick Answer & Explanation
Add 7 eight times: 7+7+7+7+7+7+7+7 = 56

The answer to this riddle is Add 7 eight times: 7+7+7+7+7+7+7+7 = 56. Difficulty: Easy · Solved by 16,276 puzzle lovers.

Multiplication is repeated addition.
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