Comments (15)

1. Waaaaay too easy. At least make us think

   posted by Judi on 6-13-2008 at 8:03 am

2. I liked my answer better. I took the I X to be roman numerals, and so put a line diagonally through the = so it became ≠ and thus the statement reads IX≠6 or 4 ≠ 6.

   posted by Michael on 6-13-2008 at 8:12 am

3. I added a line as a slash through the equal sign…

   posted by TomH on 6-13-2008 at 8:15 am

4. It’s only easy for some people, Judi… I know plenty of smart folks who had difficulty with it.

   And nice try, Tom, but a slash isn’t a curve!

   posted by Sandy on 6-13-2008 at 8:49 am

5. But if you turn the whole thing upside down, you get this:

   9 = XI

   posted by stuart on 6-13-2008 at 8:51 am

6. My answer works, too:

   I X 6 = 6

   A 6 is a single curved line.

   posted by TMo on 6-13-2008 at 8:54 am

7. Stuart, XI=11 so you’re still incorrect.

   posted by Bored as F*ck on 6-13-2008 at 9:01 am

8. IX is 9, not 4 Michael.

   I have to admit this is good. The best I could come up with was to put a cuved line down the right side of the 6 to make it look more like a 9, hence IX = 9.

   Still, using the S seems like cheating. It’s one continual figure, but it has 2 curves, not one.

   :)

   posted by Stacy on 6-13-2008 at 12:06 pm

9. stacy: i was thinking the same thing- IX in roman numerals equals 9, so if you just add a curve on the right of the 6 it looks like a 9. anyhow, i think it’s better than the actual answer

   posted by Mag on 6-13-2008 at 1:35 pm

10. i think some people definitely need to learn their roman numberals:

    I=1
    V=5
    X=10

    if you place an I before the V (IV) then it equals 4, and when you place an I before the X (IX) it becomes 9

    posted by May on 6-13-2008 at 1:40 pm

11. Thanks ‘Bored as F*ck’ for reminding me I’m dyslexic. I forget from time to time.

    posted by stuart on 6-13-2008 at 2:35 pm

12. Add an “S” of course! That was so easy!

    posted by Elizabeth on 6-13-2008 at 5:02 pm

13. I did the exact same thing as TMo.
    My single curved line was a 6 and then you can read it as:
    1×6=6

    posted by Louise Iana on 6-14-2008 at 3:06 am

14. My solution was to turn the 6 into a disfigured 9 by using the curve to enclose the 6 as the circle of the 9

    posted by Tim on 6-14-2008 at 10:41 pm

15. I came up with the same as TMo and Louise lana. 1 X 6 = 6

    posted by Jacki on 6-18-2008 at 5:44 pm

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