Write the following equation: 76 = 24. It’s obviously incorrect.
Correct this equation so that it makes sense, by moving the four digits around. With these four digits, 7, 6, 2, and 4, you can’t introduce any new signs — plus sign, minus, division, etc. You must use the equal sign. Imagine that the four digits are written on four slips of paper. Do what you want with them and find a way for the equation to make sense.
ANSWER:
No matter how you move the numbers, they initially don’t seem to make sense. However, imagine if you rotated the piece of paper with the 6 on it 180 degrees so that the 6 became a 9. Rearrange the numbers and take a look at: 72 = 49
Slide the two up slightly above and to the right of the seven and you now have 72. 72 = 49