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You have three safety matches. How do u make out of them four without cheating(cutting them, adding another one,...) Come on, really simple question!!

2006-07-22 22:29:21 · 10 answers · asked by candygirl 2 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

10 answers

you cant make the number 4 by putting them (if they are the same length by triangle inequality you know that the shape 4 is impossible)

the IV one seems correct

2006-07-23 01:42:42 · answer #1 · answered by gabrielwyl 3 · 7 0

take one of them and make an I
then take the other 2 and make the shape of a V
u have the shape IV which is the roman numeral for 4

2006-07-23 00:55:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

By forming the shape of the number 4?
am i right?

2006-07-22 22:33:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Take one and make an I.
Take the other two and make a V.

Put them together:
IV = 4

2006-07-22 23:11:36 · answer #4 · answered by Eulercrosser 4 · 0 0

lay the sticks to form the number four....

4
did this count?

2006-07-22 22:42:57 · answer #5 · answered by Rosby 1 · 0 0

arrange them so that they look like ROMAN 4-"IV"

2006-07-23 02:04:50 · answer #6 · answered by ksnmurthy 1 · 0 0

put them all together& make one big one

2006-07-22 22:36:06 · answer #7 · answered by dc rower 2 · 0 0

I \ / = IV = 4 right???

2006-07-23 01:12:46 · answer #8 · answered by Croasis 3 · 0 0

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Correct ?

2006-07-22 23:59:31 · answer #9 · answered by nayanmange 4 · 0 0

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2006-07-22 23:28:15 · answer #10 · answered by pinkcloud2015 5 · 0 0

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