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Matchstick Math

The equation below is false. Click one matchstick to pick it up, then click an empty spot to place it β€” that's your one move. Move it well and the equation becomes true. There's no undo, so look before you leap.

Click a stick to pick it up
You get exactly one move per equation.
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Why this works: Matchstick puzzles are a classic constraint-based reasoning exercise β€” you have to mentally simulate a change before committing to it, weighing several plausible moves against one fixed rule (only one stick moves). That kind of look-before-you-leap thinking is exactly what creative problem-solving looks like under a real constraint.