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Fun with Matchsticks(Old Post)

05/28/2008 7:08 AM

Guys,

Have fun

Try to rectify a mistake by moving a single matchstick, to get the correct equation.

The following equation is made of 11 matches:
XI - V = IV (more than 1 solutions)

The following equation is made of 11 matches:
X + V = IV (more than 1 solutions)

The following equation is made of 10 matches:
L + L = L (more than 1 solutions)

The following equation is made of 12 matches:
VI = IV - III (more than 1 solutions)

The following equation is made of 14 matches:
XIV - V = XX

The following equation is made of 11 matches:
IX - IX = V

The following equation is made of 12 matches:
X = VIII - II

The following equation is made of 7 matches:
VII = I

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Re: Fun with Matchsticks(Old Post)

05/29/2008 5:39 AM

The following equation is made of 14 matches:
XIV - V = XX

becomes

XV + V = XX

These are fun problems

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Re: Fun with Matchsticks(Old Post)

05/29/2008 10:49 PM

Hi, just my quick drop.

The following equation is made of 11 matches:
XI - V = IV (more than 1 solutions)

A: X - VI = IV

The following equation is made of 11 matches:
X + V = IV (more than 1 solutions)

A: X - VI = IV

The following equation is made of 10 matches:
L + L = L (more than 1 solutions)

A: IV - II = II

The following equation is made of 12 matches:
VI = IV - III (more than 1 solutions)

A: VI + V = XI

The following equation is made of 11 matches:
IX - IX = V

A: IX - IV = V

The following equation is made of 12 matches:
X = VIII - II

A: X - III = VII

The following equation is made of 7 matches:
VII = I

A: X ≡ X

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Re: Fun with Matchsticks(Old Post)

05/30/2008 6:06 AM

Mishka,

Original poster states...

Try to rectify a mistake by moving a single matchstick, to get the correct equation.

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