A new maths puzzle is doing the rounds now (it’s been shared over 55,000 times) and you’ll be kicking yourself if you don’t get it.
It involves the time-old trick of moving matchsticks to form a new equation but here’s the catch – you can only move one.
The equation reads: 6 + 4 = 4
According to the instructions, you can only ‘Move just one stick to fix the equation.’
Have a think about it and if you’re SURE you know the answer, or just give up, scroll down for the solution.
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Ok, here we go.
Rotate the green match stick that forms part of the six by 90 degrees clockwise.
This makes the 6 into a zero so the equation reads: 0 + 4 = 4
There is a second solution: take the vertical stick from the addition sign to make the six an eight.
The equation then reads: 8 - 4 = 4
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So there you go – isn’t maths fun?
