Riddles
Go to...
Index
Translations
Pronunciation
Images
Computers
Geography
Languages
0 / 60 seg.
How can you make the following equation true by drawing only one straight line: 5+5+5=550? Can you figure it out?
D
R
_
W
_
L
_
N
_
_
N
T
H
_
F
_
R
S
T
P
L
_
S
S
_
G
N
T
H
_
T
T
_
R
N
S
_
T
_
N
T
_
_
4
!
T
H
_
_
Q
_
_
T
_
_
N
T
H
_
N
B
_
C
_
M
_
S
T
R
_
_
:
5
4
5
+
5
=
5
5
0
.
Y
_
_
C
_
_
L
D
_
L
S
_
C
H
_
N
G
_
T
H
_
_
Q
_
_
L
S
Y
M
B
_
L
T
_
_
C
R
_
S
S
_
D
_
_
T
_
Q
_
_
L
S
Y
M
B
_
L
W
H
_
C
H
M
_
_
N
S
"
N
_
T
_
Q
_
_
L
T
_
"
Clue
DRAW A LINE ON THE FIRST PLUS SIGN THAT TURNS IT INTO A 4! THE EQUATION THEN BECOMES TRUE: 545+5=550. YOU COULD ALSO CHANGE THE EQUAL SYMBOL TO A CROSSED OUT EQUAL SYMBOL WHICH MEANS "NOT EQUAL TO"
CHANGE THE EQUATION TO "545+5=550" BY DRAWING A TILTED LINE ON THE 1ST PLUS (+) OPERATOR: + WILL BECOME 4
ADD A LINE TO THE FIRST PLUS SIGN TO MAKE IT THE NUMBER 4, 545+5=550
TOM WINS AGAIN. IN THE FIRST RACE TOM RAN 100 METERS IN THE TIME IT TOOK HARRY TO RUN 95 METERS. SO IN THE SECOND RACE WHEN HARRY IS AT THE 95 METER MARK TOM WILL ALSO BE THERE (SINCE 100 - 5 = 95). SINCE TOM IS FASTER HE WILL PASS HARRY IN THE LAST 5 METERS OF THE RACE
Text
Audio
Text & audio
Free text
Multiple option
Previous question
Start
Next question
Please enable JavaScript to continue using this application.