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I couldn't figure out the solution to this "move 2 matchsticks" problem in an escape room. Can you figure it out?

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Matt Monitto1 year ago

Had a bunch of wrong ideas, then an idea with the right number in the wrong spot, but eventually got it with the hint: . . . . . . Move the top and bottom sticks of the 0 to turn the 1 into a 4, and you have 7 + 4 = 11

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GregoryG1 year ago

move to trash two stick and it will become 1 - 1 =0 :)

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Darren Clark1 year ago

Move the top and bottom of the zero onto the one to make a four: 7 + 4 = 11

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jpmarindiaz1 year ago

7 = 7 - 0

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José Ramón Álvarez1 year ago

Remove 1 match stick and you'll have: | + | = 0 Your hand holding a match stick means that the carry flag is set.

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MOMANI1 year ago

I moved the top top and top right of 0. Rotating the top right making it 6 and moving the top to before 1. 7+ -1=6

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Elizabeth Knight1 year ago

Move the top and bottom stick from the 0 to the 1. Turn the 1 into 4.

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Andrey Gorlin1 year ago

Since there is a solution moving one matchstick, we can simply move that one to any other stick and then move the second stick to the new location...

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D̶u̶m͇̟͎̳̠̰̮̌̂̈́́͊͒͐̾̃͆͠b̶I̶n̶A̶C̶a̶n̶1 year ago

Why can’t I make 7 - 7 = 0? Move any stick from 0 to the 1 and make it a 7. Turn the plus into a minus and remake the 0. 2 sticks moved to make a true statement.

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Rob1 year ago

1-1≠8 also works by moving stick from the 7 and +

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Republican Animatronics Service1 year ago

I can move one match stick to make it true. Move the top of the seven to make it -1

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SL1 year ago

7-1=6

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alex a.1 year ago

If you touch ONLY the + & = then you can arrange the match sticks as 7=7-0

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OMGiift1 year ago

I moved just one and it became 7-7

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Stephen Quinlan 🇨🇦1 year ago

7-7=0

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P A Hunt1 year ago

Do you take happy pills? Or is it just maths doing its thing?

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Allen 131 year ago

7+4=11

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Gumbo Roux ₳1 year ago

7+4=11

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Jonathan1 year ago

So my solution has still not appeared… take the upper part of the 1 and drop it across the zero: 7+ı=8. Use the second move to center the ı so it doesn’t look so weird.

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KookieLuvver1 year ago

Move the bottom horizontal on the zero to the middle horizontal on the zero. Move the bottom left vertical line on the zero and place it on the equal sign but diagonally. 7+1 does not equal 9

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Allen 131 year ago

With one it's possible. -of + goes to the 1

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Joe Mahoney1 year ago

7+4=11?

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Patrick Rainville1 year ago

-1 + 1 =0

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🧉 Marcos 🧉1 year ago

What about 7=7-0?

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Jonathan1 year ago

Hint was annoying. > and ≠ are very useful

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Lalo Duron1 year ago

7+4=11

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Lottie Lane1 year ago

@TheOregonDuck would know

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Shosh💚👨🏼‍🤝‍👨🏾🌏👩🏻‍🤝‍👩🏿💚1 year ago

Contrary to your hint, I would move the horizontal line from the plus sign up to turn the 1 into a 7. And the vertical line that remains into a horizontal position to make it a minus. 7 - 7 =0 Done ✅

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Greg M1 year ago

2+1=3

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Piotr Kuterba1 year ago

7-7=0

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Matt Bepler1 year ago

1-1=0. Take away those two... top of seven and vertical on plus. Put them away from the equation. Or... centered underneath each One.

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TFG1 year ago

-1+1=0 ?

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Cynthia A. Jones1 year ago

Well, your hint negates my solution. 🙃

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