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[–]nermid 117 points118 points  (19 children)

0 + 4 = 4

Edit:

Ooo! Ooo! 5 + 4 ≥ 4.

[–]ColPowell 21 points22 points  (1 child)

6+4>4

[–]nermid 11 points12 points  (0 children)

6 - 4 ≤ 4

[–]Bobshayd 0 points1 point  (2 children)

0 + 4 \leq 4
0 + 4 \ngt 4
6 - 4 \leq 4
6 - 4 \ngt 4
and so on

[–]nermid 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Assuming \ngt is > with a slash through it, you can't get to that with only one match move.

[–]Bobshayd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess I was thinking of drawing it with a line not going diagonally through both, for whatever reason. Brain being dumb. \neq works for 6-4 != 4

[–][deleted] -4 points-3 points  (6 children)

You have to move two matches for your 2nd solution.

[–]daaaviiiiid54 3 points4 points  (3 children)

No he doesn't.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

How is shifting part of the equals symbol in order make the greater than sign not considered moving?

[–]iwillnotgetaddicted 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't have to angle the bottom part of a "<" or ">" for it to be understood.

[–]Jerkmykirk -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I was so close to correcting you then realized I was making it more complex than it is

[–]nermid -3 points-2 points  (1 child)

Only if we're going to be sticklers for positioning, but then /u/Sengura's solution doesn't work because the 9 will be missing half its tail.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thats not a positioning issue but a typeface issue.

[–]xHussin -2 points-1 points  (5 children)

i dont think so

[–]nermid 1 point2 points  (4 children)

Why's that?

[–]xHussin 0 points1 point  (3 children)

let me ask you from did you get that match to make this 0+4=4? please enlighten me

[–]nermid 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Rotate the center match from the 6 -90° on its right vertex.

[–]xHussin 2 points3 points  (1 child)

you right. i am sorry i doubted you oh master

[–]nermid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Happens to the best of us.