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Equation drawing (Posted on 2002-11-10)

How can you make the following equation true by drawing only one straight line:

5+5+5=550

Can you figure it out?

See The Solution Submitted by Raveen

Rating: 3.1818 (11 votes)

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I'm not as bright; I would..

| Comment 4 of 12 |

I'm not as bright as you folks. I would have drawn my line on the "equal sign" to transform it into a "less than or equal sign." 15 is less than or equal to 550.

Posted by cges on 2002-12-12 04:07:11

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