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Wednesday, June 17, 2026

This matchstick riddle has taken the internet by storm. Move one matchstick to solve the tie

 

The great thing about matchstick puzzles is that they are suitable for children and adults of all ages. You can spend entire evenings solving them.

Solving logic problems with matches is a great way to spend your free time while training your logic and ingenuity.

Matchstick puzzles have been known for a very long time, the first of them appeared about 3 thousand years ago in China, long before the appearance of matches themselves. At that time, there were already geometric exercises with figures made of bamboo sticks of the same size. However, only a few of the ancient rebuses have survived to this day.

Today we have prepared a modern matchstick problem for you. Here the condition is this: move one matchstick to make the equation true.

Think carefully. There may be several solutions. Did you find any?

Well, it's time to see the correct answers.

Interestingly, this problem has three solutions at once. Here are what they are:

1. We remove one stick from the equal sign and turn the minus into an equal, we get 1=8-7.

2. We remove the middle stick from the eight, turning it into a zero, and with its help we turn the one into a seven. It turns out 7-0=7.

3. We make a six from the eight and with the stick removed from the eight we turn the minus into a plus. We get 1+6=7.

If you have found another solution, write it in the comments.

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