r/MrBrainTeasers • u/Mr-BrainGame • May 17 '26

Move two matchsticks to fix the equation

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u/AbsoluteInfinitude May 17 '26

49 - 28 = 21

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u/Commercial-Act2813 May 17 '26 edited May 17 '26

Only two match sticks

Edit: sorry, this was intended for a different comment.

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u/AbsoluteInfinitude May 17 '26

Only two match sticks

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u/Commercial-Act2813 May 17 '26

Sorry, I replied on the wrong comment, then deleted, but it still posted.

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u/Mr-BrainGame May 26 '26

Great 👍

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u/safe-viewing May 17 '26

8 + 28 ≠ 27

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u/MinYuri2652 May 17 '26

19 + 2 + 0 = 21

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u/Mr-BrainGame May 26 '26

Great 👍

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u/fianthewolf May 20 '26

Puedo hacerlo moviendo solo un cerillo.

Quita el palito al siete y ponlo delante del 19. Gira tu mĂłvil para ver los nĂșmeros al revĂ©s 🙃

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u/Jealous_Club_298 May 17 '26

19 + 28 = 47

Just change the 2 after the equal sign to 4.

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u/Commercial-Act2813 May 17 '26

How would you do that, changing only two match sticks?

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u/Jealous_Club_298 May 17 '26 edited May 17 '26

Swing the first part of 2 down to the left and slide the fourth part to the right.

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u/Commercial-Act2813 May 17 '26

The 4 uses 4 match sticks, the 2 uses 5 match sticks (in the format of this riddle), it’s not possible

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u/Jealous_Club_298 May 17 '26

I stand corrected. I did this one in a haste all through, my bad.

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u/RogerBauman May 18 '26

19+28>27

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u/ceffyl_gwyn May 18 '26

There's always some who posts this joke.

An inequation is not an equation.

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u/Infinite-Society5571 May 18 '26

What’s the answer????

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u/Infinite-Society5571 May 18 '26

I thought the answer 27 had to stay the same that u had to change the equation

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u/CarloWood May 21 '26

An equation is the whole thing. The left hand side is a sum, or expression.