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A graphic artist who designs math equations and seek-and-finds is offering a puzzle ahead of the 2023 New Year. Gergely Dudás of Budapest, Hungary, has shared a math problem with Fox News Digital, ...

Answer: 888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1,000. This is the kind of math riddle you can work out with times tables, or by simple logic. First, get as close to 1,000 as you can (888). From there, it’s easy to ...