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5 + 5 + 5 = 550 Add ONE STRAIGHT LINE to the above to make the sum correct.

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5 + 5 + 5 = 550

Add ONE STRAIGHT LINE to the above to make the sum correct.

posted Feb 23, 2017 by Balwinder

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2 Answers

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make any one of the + as 4.

545 + 5 = 550
5 + 545 = 550

Also, if we could play with the equality,
1. Make the '=' sign as 'NOT equal to.
2. Make the '=' sign as less then or equal to.

answer Feb 24, 2017 by Hardik Tanna
+2 votes

5 + 545 = 550
make middle plus into 4 by adding a slope.

answer Feb 24, 2017 by Ganapathy Jayaseelan



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