The riddle below has gone especially viral because it left many users confused. It was published on the social network TikTok on an account that frequently shares riddles and personality tests. The question may be a bit tricky for many of you, but if you focus long enough, you might be able to reach the correct answer.
Before you is an incorrect equation, 5-6=71, composed of 19 matchsticks. You must move one matchstick to change the equation and arrive at a logical solution. The answer is at the bottom of the article.
Note that there may be several solutions to the equation; we will present only one solution.
Did you succeed? Even if not, it's okay. The answer is below.
You need to move one matchstick to change the equation. Which matchstick? Move the top matchstick of the number 7 and attach it to the minus sign (-), thereby turning the number 7 into the number 1 and the minus sign (-) into a plus sign (+). With this change, we get the correct equation: 5+6=11.