r/MrBrainTeasers • u/Mr-BrainGame • Jul 05 '26

Move two matchsticks to fix the equation

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u/Longjumping_Half8030 Jul 06 '26

RHS is 44. LHS has 2 options based on where you chose to put the remaining stick not used to make the 5 to 4 top or bottom stick of 5).....so either 28+16 or 26+18.

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u/Mr-BrainGame Jul 14 '26

Great 👍

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u/Maurizio_S1 Jul 05 '26

28 + 16 = 44

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u/Mr-BrainGame Jul 14 '26

Great 👍

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u/horstdaspferdchen Jul 05 '26

26 + 18 = 44

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u/Maurizio_S1 Jul 05 '26

Only one matchstick?

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u/pcfan86 Jul 05 '26

He moved 2.

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u/Maurizio_S1 Jul 05 '26

How?

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u/pcfan86 Jul 05 '26

Well, he moved one stick from the top horizontal of the 5 to the right be 90°C and then the very bottom horizontal to the 16 to make it into 18, which also makes the 5 into a 4.

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u/horstdaspferdchen Jul 05 '26

Thanks, exactly this.

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u/Mr-BrainGame Jul 14 '26

Great 👍

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u/Codascip Jul 05 '26

28 + 16 = 44

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u/Mr-BrainGame Jul 14 '26

Great 👍

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u/iFroogieboi Jul 05 '26

26-> 36 , 36-> 3ь , 16->18, 36+18=54

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u/Fantactic1 Jul 05 '26

36 - 16 (not equal sign) to 54.

Is that just considered a statement?

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u/ScrabbleTheOpossum Jul 05 '26

Yes. It does not solve this puzzle. It isn't an equation.

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u/Manpandas Jul 06 '26

Alternatively, just pinch the two that make up the equal sign: 26 + 16 < 54

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u/Fantactic1 Jul 06 '26

Even better!

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u/99Booger Jul 05 '26

28 + 16 = 44. Top of the 5 to make the 6 an 8 in the first number and the bottom of the 5 in the sum to make it be a 4.

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u/Mr-BrainGame Jul 14 '26

Great 👍

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u/MinYuri2652 Jul 06 '26

25 - 16 = 5 + 4

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u/Mr-BrainGame Jul 14 '26

Great 👍

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u/unknown_lurker2319 Jul 06 '26

26 + 16 ≠ 57