Guest Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 What about XXI + I / VI = II What's wrong with that solution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 3, 2007 Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 XXIII/III > II. Solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 It has more than one answer, however the one posted, I would declare incorrect (though cute), compared with these answers: xxiii/vii > ii <--- OR ---> xxii/vii != ii These are exactly correct answers. 23/7 does NOT equal pi even if it matches the first 2 decimal places. No math teacher in the world would give that a correct answer. I'd give half credit for the try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 I think the whole point of that was that the answer was clever. there are other ways to solve it of course, but I'd definitely say that making it equal pi (to 2 decimal places) definitely took the most thought. Of course everyone who didn't get that answer is angry and is just fuming over the fact that they aren't as clever as the person who came up with the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 What about XXI + I / VI = II What's wrong with that solution? The fact that 21 + 1 / 6 does not equal 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 First post on this website that I actually agree with. Thank you mystikarts, I thought I was the crazy one... OMG. I totally hate this site. Every day its something new that doesn't make any sense. Why don't you guys come up with some real brain teasers or copy some from a book or something. This is retarded. It does not equal pi. Thats as good as saying: XXII ------ = III because we'll just round that one down pretty hard core to make it work VII or XXII ---- = II because were just gonna truncate that .75 so that this works. VIII this is dumb; we cant just go ahead and round down or truncate whenever we feel like it just to make a sorry attempt at a brain teaser. Common, just try a little bit. Just a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 To be anal, I must point out that this only works to two digits of Pi. As soon as you hit 3 digits, the answer is wrong. 22 / 7 ~= 3.1428571428571428571428571428571 Pi ~= 3.1415926535897932384626433832795 He put that the answer is only correct to two decimal places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 I think this can be done like this also. That is 14/7=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 I have solution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 X X + I I / V I = I I GOTCHA !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 I like swatizen's. How about this one? solution.gif[/attachment:001ce] **A couple of artistic liberties: ignore that the division line is under the "1", and assume that the changed stick can be broken in half. Remember that division occurs before subtraction. So you have 21/7 - 1 = 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 you're all doing it wrong! notice that if you assume they are roman numerals, then simply take one matchstick from the top and add it to the bottom, making another "v". Then the equation is 22/11, which does equal 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Cross the ones in the denominoator to make fifteen with the numerator ten times three and the solution is two (matchsticks). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Matchstick Equation - Back to the Matchstick Puzzles Move one matchstick to get the correct equation. Edit: the answer is correct only to 2 decimal digits (since equals sign has to be kept). Matchstick Equation - solution Very simple....remove the last line from XX||| (i.e 23) & it will be XX|| (i.e 22). Place it the other side on top of the 2 lines & it will be pie(symbolically) i.e 22/7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 How about a non-equal sign?that is the way i thought of it also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 I think there's really only one possible answer: that is, remove any one of the ones and place it at a diagonal over the equal sign, creating an 'inequal' sign (22/7 is not equal to 2, or 23/7 is not equal to 1, etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 (edited) Matchstick Equation Move one matchstick to get the correct equation. It can be the solution also..... Matchstick Equation - solution Edited March 7, 2008 by dreamzMaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookie1ja Posted March 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 no, not as per the edit posted long time ago which mentioned: "Edit: the answer is correct only to 2 decimal digits (since equals sign has to be kept)." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 (edited) 'Snowman' Mar 5 2008, 10:11 PM' I think there's really only one possible answer: that is, remove any one of the ones and place it at a diagonal over the equal sign, creating an 'inequal' sign (22/7 is not equal to 2, or 23/7 is not equal to 1, etc.). THAT'S WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE!!! OF COURSE THAT WOULD REQUIRE NO THINKING WHATSOEVER WHICH PROBABLY DEFIES THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THE TEASER...BUT HEY IT WORKS. Edited March 25, 2008 by lulu1221 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 no, not as per the edit posted long time ago which mentioned: "Edit: the answer is correct only to 2 decimal digits (since equals sign has to be kept)." well it is still there but something is added, Kept in it original state and meaning or these equals may not be moved reformed or added to other than too mean equals or use other ways to depict equals that are not moveable such as a normal drawn by pen equal sign, though that would somwhat spoil the appearance. therefore i think they have answered within the perameters including decimal points too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Move the last matchstick in the numerator to "on top of" the two matchsticks after the equals sign, to yield the symbol for Pi. Thus, 22/7 = Pi. __ || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 'Snowman' Mar 5 2008, 10:11 PM' I think there's really only one possible answer: that is, remove any one of the ones and place it at a diagonal over the equal sign, creating an 'inequal' sign (22/7 is not equal to 2, or 23/7 is not equal to 1, etc.). THAT'S WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE!!! OF COURSE THAT WOULD REQUIRE NO THINKING WHATSOEVER WHICH PROBABLY DEFIES THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THE TEASER...BUT HEY IT WORKS. Scratch my answer. I like this one better. It solves all exact mathematical laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 With liberties: X_X_III ________= II V___II X_X_III ________= II V___III Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 Take any "1", place it diagnally across equals sign!!! i.e., 22 divided by 7 is =/ not equal to 3. So much for being a comedian! - Now back to studying & coming up with a serious solution! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 To be anal, I must point out that this only works to two digits of Pi. As soon as you hit 3 digits, the answer is wrong. 22 / 7 ~= 3.1428571428571428571428571428571 Pi ~= 3.1415926535897932384626433832795 You're not being anal, it's what kept me from doing it. This' more a joke then a puzzel. Haha...my turn to buy, "cupla Heine 's bar tender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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