How long till you solve it ?

User avatar
Claude
cheese lizard
Posts: 6241
Joined: 16 Jan 2010, 00:14
Location: Sydney Australia

How long till you solve it ?

Post by Claude »

(Me, 2 seconds)
test.png
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Cheers, Claude.
Top
User avatar
NotQuite
3StarLounger
Posts: 227
Joined: 23 Mar 2010, 23:27
Location: The Lower Left Coast of The Great White North

Re: How long till you solve it ?

Post by NotQuite »

Spoiler
Move the horizontal match in the six to vertical, making a zero.
Regards: NotQuite

Not So Damp in Lotus Land
Top
User avatar
Rudi
gamma jay
Posts: 25455
Joined: 17 Mar 2010, 17:33
Location: Cape Town

Re: How long till you solve it ?

Post by Rudi »

    
I can't move the matches. They are stuck to the canvas?

BTW: If you didn't throw the match box away, you can still make 18 :fire:
Regards,
Rudi

If your absence does not affect them, your presence didn't matter.
Top
User avatar
RonH
SilverLounger
Posts: 2251
Joined: 02 Mar 2010, 16:53
Location: An Aussie in Norway

Re: How long till you solve it ?

Post by RonH »

Calculator broke :grin:
But I managed in 30 sec (spacetime measurement) to resolve the equation :clapping:

(How can I insert a spoiler to show my secret, different result)

Ah ha ... found it
Spoiler
Move the lower vertical match from the 6 to the other side of the equation to make a 9 (5+4 = 9
Last edited by RonH on 16 Feb 2016, 16:22, edited 1 time in total.
CYa Ron
W11 pc, Android toys.
The only reason we have the 4th dimension of Time is so that everything does not happen at once.
Top
User avatar
DaveA
GoldLounger
Posts: 2599
Joined: 24 Jan 2010, 15:26
Location: Olympia, WA

Re: How long till you solve it ?

Post by DaveA »

Spoiler
Move the vertical of the plus sign to make the 6 into 8
8-4=4
Last edited by DaveA on 16 Feb 2016, 16:25, edited 1 time in total.
I am so far behind, I think I am First :evilgrin:
Genealogy....confusing the dead and annoying the living
Top
User avatar
HansV
Administrator
Posts: 79662
Joined: 16 Jan 2010, 00:14
Status: Microsoft MVP
Location: Wageningen, The Netherlands

Re: How long till you solve it ?

Post by HansV »

RonH wrote:(How can I insert a spoiler to show my secret, different result)
Spoiler tags look like this:

[spoiler]Text of the spoiler[/spoiler]

Result:
Spoiler
Text of the spoiler
Best wishes,
Hans
Top
User avatar
RonH
SilverLounger
Posts: 2251
Joined: 02 Mar 2010, 16:53
Location: An Aussie in Norway

Re: How long till you solve it ?

Post by RonH »

Thanks Hans ... crossed in the post!
CYa Ron
W11 pc, Android toys.
The only reason we have the 4th dimension of Time is so that everything does not happen at once.
Top
User avatar
BobH
UraniumLounger
Posts: 9628
Joined: 13 Feb 2010, 01:27
Location: Deep in the Heart of Texas

Re: How long till you solve it ?

Post by BobH »

About 10 seconds.
Spoiler
Take the lower left match from the '6' making it a '5' then place that match across the top of the '4' making it a nine. QED
Bob's yer Uncle
(1/2)(1+√5)
Dell Intel Core i5 Laptop, 3570K,1.60 GHz, 8 GB RAM, Windows 11 64-bit, LibreOffice,and other bits and bobs
Top
User avatar
RonH
SilverLounger
Posts: 2251
Joined: 02 Mar 2010, 16:53
Location: An Aussie in Norway

Re: How long till you solve it ?

Post by RonH »

So many solutions ... this is clearly a very intelligent gathering :fanfare:
CYa Ron
W11 pc, Android toys.
The only reason we have the 4th dimension of Time is so that everything does not happen at once.
Top
PJ_in_FL
5StarLounger
Posts: 1157
Joined: 21 Jan 2011, 16:51
Location: Florida

Re: How long till you solve it ?

Post by PJ_in_FL »

5 seconds.
Spoiler
Change "6" to "0"
I'm kinda slow...
PJ in (usually sunny) FL
Top
PJ_in_FL
5StarLounger
Posts: 1157
Joined: 21 Jan 2011, 16:51
Location: Florida

Re: How long till you solve it ?

Post by PJ_in_FL »

BobH wrote:About 10 seconds.
Spoiler
Take the lower left match from the '6' making it a '5' then place that match across the top of the '4' making it a nine. QED
Interesting alternate solution....
PJ in (usually sunny) FL
Top
User avatar
Rudi
gamma jay
Posts: 25455
Joined: 17 Mar 2010, 17:33
Location: Cape Town

Re: How long till you solve it ?

Post by Rudi »

PJ_in_FL wrote:
BobH wrote:About 10 seconds.
Spoiler
Take the lower left match from the '6' making it a '5' then place that match across the top of the '4' making it a nine. QED
Interesting alternate solution....
There are no less than 3 very good alternate solutions:
NotQuite,
RonH (and BobH - same solution) and
DaveA

:clapping: :thumbup: Well done, guys!
Regards,
Rudi

If your absence does not affect them, your presence didn't matter.
Top
User avatar
NotQuite
3StarLounger
Posts: 227
Joined: 23 Mar 2010, 23:27
Location: The Lower Left Coast of The Great White North

Re: How long till you solve it ?

Post by NotQuite »

Spoiler
Also you can change the + sign to a - sign and use the match to turn the = sign into a ≠
Last edited by NotQuite on 17 Feb 2016, 11:00, edited 1 time in total.
Regards: NotQuite

Not So Damp in Lotus Land
Top
User avatar
HansV
Administrator
Posts: 79662
Joined: 16 Jan 2010, 00:14
Status: Microsoft MVP
Location: Wageningen, The Netherlands

Re: How long till you solve it ?

Post by HansV »

:laugh:
Best wishes,
Hans
Top
User avatar
Timelord
4StarLounger
Posts: 504
Joined: 23 Jul 2010, 18:36
Location: Westlake, OHIO

Re: How long till you solve it ?

Post by Timelord »

I made a slightly different change
Spoiler
Move the vertical of the + sign and use it to cross out the = so it becomes 6-4 =/ (does not equal, not sure how to show that value) 4
Who will you Inspire today?
Top
User avatar
Rudi
gamma jay
Posts: 25455
Joined: 17 Mar 2010, 17:33
Location: Cape Town

Re: How long till you solve it ?

Post by Rudi »

Timelord wrote:I made a slightly different change
Spoiler
Move the vertical of the + sign and use it to cross out the = so it becomes 6-4 =/ (does not equal, not sure how to show that value) 4
That's what NotQuite said in the preceding post (having just meant: " to use the match to turn the = sign into a ≠ ")
Regards,
Rudi

If your absence does not affect them, your presence didn't matter.
Top
User avatar
NotQuite
3StarLounger
Posts: 227
Joined: 23 Mar 2010, 23:27
Location: The Lower Left Coast of The Great White North

Re: How long till you solve it ?

Post by NotQuite »

:thankyou: Rudi.
Regards: NotQuite

Not So Damp in Lotus Land
Top
User avatar
StuartR
Administrator
Posts: 12856
Joined: 16 Jan 2010, 15:49
Location: London, Europe

Re: How long till you solve it ?

Post by StuartR »

I love the multiple solutions to this puzzle. I saw one solution very quickly and didn't think to check for others.
StuartR
Top
User avatar
BobH
UraniumLounger
Posts: 9628
Joined: 13 Feb 2010, 01:27
Location: Deep in the Heart of Texas

Re: How long till you solve it ?

Post by BobH »

StuartR wrote:I love the multiple solutions to this puzzle. I saw one solution very quickly and didn't think to check for others.
I'm with Stuart. Once I find a solution I rarely seek another unless my first solution, when applied, is cumbersome.

It's a fault in me, I guess.
Bob's yer Uncle
(1/2)(1+√5)
Dell Intel Core i5 Laptop, 3570K,1.60 GHz, 8 GB RAM, Windows 11 64-bit, LibreOffice,and other bits and bobs
Top
User avatar
AlanMiller
BronzeLounger
Posts: 1545
Joined: 26 Jan 2010, 11:36
Location: Melbourne, Australia

Re: How long till you solve it ?

Post by AlanMiller »

Probably just a bit under 2 seconds. :evilgrin:

Alan
Top

Return to “Puzzles”