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Puzzle #12: Matchstick Puzzles

Here are three matchstick puzzles to test your wits.

Graphic: Jack Murtagh
Graphic: Jack Murtagh

Move two matchsticks so that four one-by-one squares remain. The two matchsticks must be placed somewhere in the diagram and contribute to the final image.

Graphic: Jack Murtagh
Graphic: Jack Murtagh

This is a fish swimming to the left. Move three matchsticks so that the same fish pattern swims to the right.

Graphic: Jack Murtagh
Graphic: Jack Murtagh

Above, matchsticks depict numbers like on a digital clock. The equation 3+8=0 is incorrect. Remove only two matchsticks to form a true equation.

Find the solutions at the bottom of this page.