Move 1 Stick To Fix The Equation - Matchstick Puzzle 

6-9= NEGATIVE 3. This was wrong. 1:19

@@mikekolokowsky you didn't read the answer properly. 6 = 9 - 3. The = is moved.

#2 6-3=3^1

I thought the same.

that was also my solution

Yep. I saw that one too.

What are you guys seeing? 6-9=-3 ... not the same as 6=9-3 Edit: it just occured to me that maybe your eyes mixed up the symbols at first.

Technically you'd have to move both sticks or the - sign would be too high or low based on the placements in the video

You're moving one match from the equals sign to below the minus sign. So change 6-9=3 to 6=9-3

Genius, as 6 does indeed equal 9 minus 3.

Exactly 💯

Where is that extra matchstick coming from?

I got the same.

@@notafraidofchange The horizontal stick at the top: not needed (to have a six) when the stick is moved to close the "circle"

@@jamesjones-wv9ik Yeah, that seems almost like a cheat, tho. Especially considering that all the sixes throughout the video have an additional horizontal line at the top.

I didn’t get it..-3+7=4 ??

Haha

Oh, that's a cute solution.

That's the way I solved it too

But where are you getting the extra match to turn the 5 into a 6? To add a match there, you need to remove a match from somewhere else.

@@UTU49 take the visor like matchstick of number 5 and put it on the bottom left of number 5 and it becomes number 6. Basically you can turn number 5 into number 6 without any additional matchstick.

@@tennisthroughtrailanderror That's not a 6 based on 7 segment numbers it's b

@@Paul-vf2wl well if there’s some rule that six must have six sticks and not five sticks like letter “b” then what you’re saying is right. But I don’t recall any such precondition while the puzzle was put forth. So I’ll stick with my answer 😀

Okay, I guess that counts as a six

I was thinking the same thing straight away. I only wish they were more specific about allowing integers as opposed to positive #'s, and perhaps the last equation wouldn't have looked so impossible.

Ok. MORE AND MORE RULES BECAUSE THE DUDE WHO CAME UP WITH IT INSTANTLY REALIZED IT WAS PATHETICALLY EASY FOR ANY MATHEMATICIAN...

Yeah, I did the same thing with the not equals to.

​@@briane173That's the only one I figured out.

The starting few seconds clealy showcased such a move was illegal, along with making > or

@@RedFloyd469 Darn it. Never noticed that. Thank you

I think you are already not using your one brain cell very hard.

@@dylanwestrand9507 Gotta conserve its energy!

@@dylanwestrand9507 😂

@robabramovitz5192 Unless you understand English period. The challenge is to move one matchstick within the equation. Not remove.

Well the last equation IS true when you do what they did; but we all thought we were dealing strictly with positive numbers and not integers.

@@briane173 I thought we were strictly using integers.

@ej2315 And where do you take the stick to change the 5 into a 6 ?

​@@jean-loup1948top part of 5.

Yeah, but I read your comment.

@@dustyoldduster6407 saved you time 😎👍🏼

This is clearly false, and also illegal according to the rules stipulated in the first few seconds. Let's say it IS legal though. 5+3=2. Clearly false. Move one matchstick from the plus sign to create a minus, move it to the = sign to make a =/=. Formula becomes: "5-3=/=2" A false statement. Furthermore, stating that a zero after the plus is an exception to your rule is also false. example: 9+0=5 Moving a matchstick from the plus to the equal sign makes "9-0=/=5", which would be a correct statement. Meaning zeroes are no exception. It's all irrelevant though, as the premise clearly states =/= is an illegal sign to make.