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How can I make this equation true by moving two matches?

It's in a game "Smart Puzzles" - it's called Matches, and there are about 13 different games in it.

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How can I make this equation true by moving two matches?

It's in a game "Smart Puzzles" - it's called Matches, and there are about 13 different games in it.

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It's in a game "Smart Puzzles" - it's called Matches, and there are about 13 different games in it.

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Change the six to a nine, and the seven and one change places by moving the top match along : $9+8=17$.

Or:

Make the eight into a nine, and put the match into the six to make an eight. Same trick with $17$ to get $8+9=17$.

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Well you could easily

Remove the horizontal match from the $+$ then place it between $7$ and $1$. Now replace the horizontal match with the one in the middle of the $8$ to get $6+0=7-1$.


EDIT: If removing the bottom match in the $+$ isn't considered "one move" then you can just as easily move the top one and rotate the two moved matches to satisfy $6+0=7-1$

If there is some leniency for spacing you could also

Move the vertical $+$ match and horizontal $7$ match to make $6-8=-1-1$

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  Massive nit pick, but the horizontal match in the plus is underneath, so technically this would involve moving three matches!
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  @JMP clarification from OP - "Yes the rotate when you put them where you want them" so I could remove the top one instead and still replace it from the $8$
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Not sure if this counts :)

Move one match diagonally across the equals to make it not equals, then move any other match so that the equation is still not equal.

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Another solution:

Move the top horizontal match of the 6 and the top horizontal match of the 7 to the 1 to make the latter into a 4.

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$begingroup$

Change the six to a nine, and the seven and one change places by moving the top match along : $9+8=17$.

Or:

Make the eight into a nine, and put the match into the six to make an eight. Same trick with $17$ to get $8+9=17$.

share|improve this answer

edited 8 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

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  Alternatively, move the top two sticks of the seven and flip upside down
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  – TheSimpliFire
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment
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4

$begingroup$

Change the six to a nine, and the seven and one change places by moving the top match along : $9+8=17$.

Or:

Make the eight into a nine, and put the match into the six to make an eight. Same trick with $17$ to get $8+9=17$.

share|improve this answer

edited 8 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

JMPJMP

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  Alternatively, move the top two sticks of the seven and flip upside down
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  – TheSimpliFire
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment
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$begingroup$

Change the six to a nine, and the seven and one change places by moving the top match along : $9+8=17$.

Or:

Make the eight into a nine, and put the match into the six to make an eight. Same trick with $17$ to get $8+9=17$.

share|improve this answer

edited 8 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

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answered 8 hours ago

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Well you could easily

Remove the horizontal match from the $+$ then place it between $7$ and $1$. Now replace the horizontal match with the one in the middle of the $8$ to get $6+0=7-1$.


EDIT: If removing the bottom match in the $+$ isn't considered "one move" then you can just as easily move the top one and rotate the two moved matches to satisfy $6+0=7-1$

If there is some leniency for spacing you could also

Move the vertical $+$ match and horizontal $7$ match to make $6-8=-1-1$

share|improve this answer

edited 7 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

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  Massive nit pick, but the horizontal match in the plus is underneath, so technically this would involve moving three matches!
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  – JMP
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  @JMP clarification from OP - "Yes the rotate when you put them where you want them" so I could remove the top one instead and still replace it from the $8$
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Well you could easily

Remove the horizontal match from the $+$ then place it between $7$ and $1$. Now replace the horizontal match with the one in the middle of the $8$ to get $6+0=7-1$.


EDIT: If removing the bottom match in the $+$ isn't considered "one move" then you can just as easily move the top one and rotate the two moved matches to satisfy $6+0=7-1$

If there is some leniency for spacing you could also

Move the vertical $+$ match and horizontal $7$ match to make $6-8=-1-1$

share|improve this answer

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  Massive nit pick, but the horizontal match in the plus is underneath, so technically this would involve moving three matches!
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  – JMP
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
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  @JMP clarification from OP - "Yes the rotate when you put them where you want them" so I could remove the top one instead and still replace it from the $8$
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  – Adam
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  I'd change your answer to that one IIWY.
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Well you could easily

Remove the horizontal match from the $+$ then place it between $7$ and $1$. Now replace the horizontal match with the one in the middle of the $8$ to get $6+0=7-1$.


EDIT: If removing the bottom match in the $+$ isn't considered "one move" then you can just as easily move the top one and rotate the two moved matches to satisfy $6+0=7-1$

If there is some leniency for spacing you could also

Move the vertical $+$ match and horizontal $7$ match to make $6-8=-1-1$

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Not sure if this counts :)

Move one match diagonally across the equals to make it not equals, then move any other match so that the equation is still not equal.

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answered 7 hours ago

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Not sure if this counts :)

Move one match diagonally across the equals to make it not equals, then move any other match so that the equation is still not equal.

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answered 7 hours ago

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Not sure if this counts :)

Move one match diagonally across the equals to make it not equals, then move any other match so that the equation is still not equal.

share|improve this answer

answered 7 hours ago

Eugene WolffeEugene Wolffe

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Another solution:

Move the top horizontal match of the 6 and the top horizontal match of the 7 to the 1 to make the latter into a 4.

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Another solution:

Move the top horizontal match of the 6 and the top horizontal match of the 7 to the 1 to make the latter into a 4.

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Another solution:

Move the top horizontal match of the 6 and the top horizontal match of the 7 to the 1 to make the latter into a 4.

share|improve this answer

answered 5 hours ago

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