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Enter 38 on a calculator. Now reduce it to 1 by using any operation key and the number 3 only...

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Enter 38 on a calculator. Now reduce it to 1 by using any operation key and the number 3 only. What is the fewest number of key presses needed (please explain the complete process)?

posted Sep 4, 2017 by anonymous

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