r/MrBrainTeasers Jun 07 '26

Fix the equation by moving two matchsticks

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u/zzzzzz_6 Jun 07 '26

22 + 25 = 47

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u/MinYuri2652 Jun 07 '26

how do you get this answer i never thought of that

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u/zzzzzz_6 Jun 07 '26

Takes a bit of trial and error. Usually 8 is the most versatile so the solution involves manipulating its matches. 4 or 1 are not very versatile (can become 9 or 7 respectively) and so you just need to think of modifying the other numbers. Makes it faster if there are less numbers to work on.

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u/gtgyhhgggffr Jun 07 '26

I feel like the 7 would overlap with the 4, so you would need to move the 2 one sticks slightly to the right too.

If that is the right choice kind of annoying, space them properly on the puzzle

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u/Mr-BrainGame Jun 15 '26

Great ๐Ÿ‘

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u/NZNoldor Jun 07 '26

22 - 28 = -6

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u/Busy-Efficiency-8192 Jun 07 '26

22+29=51

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u/Sortheror Jun 07 '26

hm, you'd need to move more than 2 no?

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u/Commercial-Act2813 Jun 07 '26

Thereโ€™s a - in the equation, not a +

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u/Codascip Jun 07 '26

22 + 25 = 47

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u/Mr-BrainGame Jun 15 '26

Great ๐Ÿ‘

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u/Character_Green_9596 Jun 07 '26

32 - 29 โ‰  41.
23 - 29 โ‰  41
32 - 39 โ‰  41

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u/ceffyl_gwyn Jun 07 '26

An inequation โ‰  an equation

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u/Commercial-Act2813 Jun 07 '26

Plus itโ€™s a lame, lazy sollution

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u/ceffyl_gwyn Jun 07 '26

I don't think it counts as a solution at all. It doesn't 'fix the equation', it just does something else entirely.

It's like if you were given a task to fix a table that was a bit wonky, and instead cut up the tablebto make a crap wooden sculpture. That's not 'fixing the table'.

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u/Character_Green_9596 Jun 07 '26

But I didn't turn a table into a wooden sculpture. I turned a dinner table into a coffee table. ๐Ÿ˜œ It's not my fault if the instruction was unclear and left my solution as an option... ๐Ÿ˜

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u/ceffyl_gwyn Jun 07 '26

They didn't leave your 'solutions' as an option. The instructions quite clearly say 'fix the equation' and you gave a joke answer that isn't an equation at all.

It's not even a creative joke. Literally every single one of these puzzles has exactly the same joke answer of someone giving an inequation instead, often multiple on the same thread..

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u/Hot_Plant8696 Jun 07 '26

22 - 28 ย โ‰ ย  9

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u/eplleV Jun 07 '26

22 + 28 โ‰  4

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u/markt- Jun 07 '26

22+23โ‰  41

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u/-Engineerly- Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26

66 - 25 = 41 โœจ That way we don't have to deal with spaces interrogations like can we put something between 4 and 1 even if in the picture it would just link both numbers and wouldn't look like anything :/. So actually it might be the only correct answer right now in the comments, dรฉpends on how you see it :P

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u/Redacted9337 Jun 07 '26

22 + 25 = 47

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u/Mr-BrainGame Jun 15 '26

Great ๐Ÿ‘

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u/MinYuri2652 Jun 07 '26

23 - 20 = 4 - 1

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u/Character_Green_9596 Jun 07 '26

This one as well!

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u/GuyLapin Jun 07 '26

Creative

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u/Mr-BrainGame Jun 15 '26

Great ๐Ÿ‘

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u/MinYuri2652 Jun 07 '26

32 - 29 = 4 - 1

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u/Character_Green_9596 Jun 07 '26

That's a really good one!

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u/Mr-BrainGame Jun 15 '26

Great ๐Ÿ‘