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Toothpick Equation
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Puzzle ID: #39048
Submitted By: tricky77puzzle Corrected By: Winner4600
Submitted By: tricky77puzzle Corrected By: Winner4600
This teaser requires 30 toothpicks to do.
Place the toothpicks in a way so that they read "82 - 41 = 43" in digital numbers. (To avoid ambiguity, the 4 must be made with perpendicularly placed lines.) You may not modify the equal sign in any way.
Now, the challenge: move only one toothpick to make the equation true.
Place the toothpicks in a way so that they read "82 - 41 = 43" in digital numbers. (To avoid ambiguity, the 4 must be made with perpendicularly placed lines.) You may not modify the equal sign in any way.
Now, the challenge: move only one toothpick to make the equation true.
Hint
Moving two is too easy, just change the 2 to 3 and the 3 to 2. Think outside the box.Answer
Move the toothpick in the middle of the 8, and place it crossing and perpendicular to the minus, turning it into a plus sign. The equation should now read "02 + 41 = 43" which is correct!Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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