Question

The figure given below is prepared by some sticks and provides an equation that is
incorrect. How many minimum numbers of sticks must be removed from the left hand
side to make it a correct equation ?

Answer 1

Answer:

4 We will remove 2 in first and 1 in second and 1 in third

Answer 2

The third option is the correct answer.

3

Given:

An equation made up of sticks.

To find:

The correct equation by removing sticks.

Solution:

In the equation on the left-hand side,

let's remove one stick from the '+' sign and make it the sign of subtraction. Now, it becomes,

86-36

=50

In 98, we will remove the stick in the center and convert 8 to 0. Also, we will remove one stick from 9, to make it 5.

Now, the equation becomes

86-36+50

= 100

So, we had removed 3 sticks here and hence we get the answer.

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