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Brain Teaser Of The Week: What are the Number Obtained in Step 1 and Step 2? Matchsticks Removal Puzzle

Brain Teaser Of The Week: What are the Number Obtained in Step 1 and Step 2? Matchsticks Removal Puzzle: Matchsticks Removal Puzzle can be solved only if you have a vigilant mind with a penchant for solving puzzles. You can solve this matchstick equation with logical reasoning. Let us find out if we can solve this brain teaser.

by Durga K

Updated Oct 30, 2022

What are the Number Obtained in Step 1 and Step 2? Matchsticks Removal Puzzle?

Brain teasers are an exciting form of a puzzle that needs thinking to solve. Brain teasers make you think out of the box and exploit your mind's potential. One of the most recent brain teasers that have been trending on social media and boggling many minds is ‘What are the Number Obtained in Step 1 and Step 2?’.

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Let us first have a look at what this puzzle is.

In this brain teaser, you have to find the numbers obtained in step 1 and 2. What are the Number Obtained in Step 1 and Step 2? Matchsticks Removal Puzzle.

Answer To What are the Number Obtained in Step 1 and Step 2?

If you are still trying to get the answer to this, we have a hint for you, there are a few different solutions and all you need to know is basic maths to get the equations right. Let us now see the solutions and its explanation.

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This puzzle is a bit tricky. You have to think outside the box to solve this puzzle. The solution for this puzzle is

Step 1:- Remove 3 matchsticks and Make the number 8 as 'C'. In roman letter C represents a hundred. So in step 1, we made 8 to 100

The picture given below will make you understand better this solution.

Step 2:- In this step you have to remove one matchstick and have to obtain half of the number obtained in step one. Remove the horizontal matchstick from 'C' and make it as 'L'. It represents 50 in roman letters and the number is half of the number obtained in step 1.

The picture given below will make you understand better this solution.

Step 1: C = 100

Step 2:- L = 50

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