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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?

Submitted by Raveen

Rating: 3.1818 (11 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

Draw a line on the first plus sign that turns it into a 4! The equation then becomes true:
545+5=550

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Subject	Author	Date
solution to the problem	K Sengupta	2007-10-15 05:24:03
The obvious answer	The riddler	2005-05-10 03:33:43
my solution	varadarajan	2005-03-08 11:26:56
Solution	Lawrence	2003-08-30 15:53:27
Board Rules	Gamer	2003-04-06 14:24:10
+ turns into 4	Tim Axoy	2003-03-19 12:15:25
My two bits	Charlie	2003-02-19 16:50:03
re: I'm not as bright; I would..	levik	2002-12-12 11:43:51
I'm not as bright; I would..	cges	2002-12-12 04:07:11
Get me a dot	Dulanjana	2002-11-11 02:36:21
re: Plus Play	friedlinguini	2002-11-11 02:18:17
Plus Play	Dulanjana	2002-11-11 00:45:59

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