Roxane Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 Can you fix the equation by moving one matchstick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Buddyboy3000 Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 Spoiler First, remove the bottom left match on the 6, and then move it to the top of the 1 so it becomes a 7. Now the equation will say 5+7=12, which is true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 CaptainEd Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 Buddyboy300 has a much better answer than I did: moving the vertical stroke of the plus sign over to diagonally cross the equal sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Donald Cartmill Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 remove 1 match from the 6 making it a 5 ; Then place the match horizontally to the top of the 1 ,making it a 7; 5 + 7 + 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Roxane Posted December 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2017 Yeap, it is 5 + 7 = 12. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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