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Out of Box Thinking Maths Matchstick Riddle

by on Thursday, June 13, 2019
This is a very interesting matchstick maths riddle which will make you think outside the box. In this matchstick math puzzle, you are shown one number 508 made with the matchsticks and your challenge is to create the biggest number possible by just moving exactly two matchsticks. Let us see if you can solve this matchstick math riddle!
Move exactly two matchsticks to make the biggest possible number. 508
Can you solve this outside the box thinking maths riddle?
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40 comments:

  1. UnknownSeptember 6, 2018 at 6:44 PM

    999

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  2. UnknownSeptember 9, 2018 at 3:45 AM

    Move the top and bottom matches from the zero and place in front of the 5, it now reads 115118.

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  3. WrinklyOctober 3, 2018 at 2:00 AM

    Put them between the 5 and zero to give 511118

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  4. CavatinaNovember 9, 2018 at 9:13 PM

    Put them behind the 8 for 511811

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  5. AnonymousNovember 10, 2018 at 4:27 PM

    81151

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  6. AnonymousDecember 9, 2018 at 7:41 AM

    5^118

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  7. arjunJanuary 21, 2019 at 5:29 AM

    81151

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  8. epenJanuary 29, 2019 at 1:44 PM

    91181

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    1. arjunJanuary 30, 2019 at 4:07 AM

      Nope. The riddle requires to move only two match sticks.

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  9. UnknownApril 15, 2019 at 9:39 AM

    980

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  10. CadyJune 30, 2019 at 11:00 AM

    980

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  11. sana benasirJuly 3, 2019 at 12:13 PM

    The Biggest possible number is 999

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    1. Rajesh KumarOctober 15, 2019 at 10:22 AM

      There are few more answers possible which is great than 999. Checkout the other comments for such solutions to this out of the box thinking riddle.

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  12. UnknownJuly 16, 2019 at 4:40 PM

    The possible biggest number is 983

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    1. Rajesh KumarJuly 24, 2019 at 5:25 PM

      There are many numbers possible which is bigger than 983 for this puzzle. You can check the other comments to check out the other possibilities.

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  13. AmandaJuly 27, 2019 at 11:06 AM

    8118. Move the top and bottom matchsticks from the zero to turn the 5 into an 8.

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  14. UnknownAugust 12, 2019 at 7:02 PM

    999

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  15. UnknownAugust 23, 2019 at 8:46 PM

    81151

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  16. UnknownSeptember 15, 2019 at 2:04 AM

    990

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  17. ashley mcnealOctober 12, 2019 at 11:52 AM

    51181

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    1. Rajesh KumarOctober 15, 2019 at 10:23 AM

      This is quite big number which is possible in this matchstick out of the box thinking #riddle. However if you think little further then this number also can be broken :).

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    2. UnknownApril 10, 2020 at 7:36 AM

      9118

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  18. JoeyNovember 9, 2019 at 7:26 PM

    5051

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  19. AnonymousNovember 12, 2019 at 11:47 PM

    986

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  20. UnknownNovember 18, 2019 at 4:58 PM

    999

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  21. UnknownMarch 29, 2020 at 1:21 PM

    5091

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  22. UnknownMarch 29, 2020 at 2:30 PM

    51181 by moving the top and bottom sticks of 0 to the right of 8.

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  23. AnonymousApril 1, 2020 at 6:26 AM

    15118

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  24. UnknownApril 6, 2020 at 1:22 PM

    990

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  25. tacome85April 7, 2020 at 12:54 AM

    51118

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  26. UnknownApril 7, 2020 at 5:28 PM

    81161

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  27. UnknownApril 9, 2020 at 10:32 PM

    ?

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  28. UnknownApril 10, 2020 at 8:02 PM

    81151

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  29. King DaveApril 11, 2020 at 2:54 AM

    The biggest is 50/0=INFINITY. Anything divided by zero is equal to infinity

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  30. UnknownApril 19, 2020 at 3:30 PM

    Remove the upper and lower stick from zero and put them at end it woll be 51181

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  31. UnknownMay 18, 2020 at 8:50 PM

    51181

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  32. AdilJuly 8, 2020 at 4:19 AM

    999

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  33. hitman3005September 2, 2020 at 2:51 PM

    51181

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  34. Wendy MSeptember 20, 2020 at 12:36 AM

    8118

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  35. justsoNovember 29, 2020 at 1:45 PM

    51181

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