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6 Matchstick Puzzles

Basic Concepts Matchstick Numbers

You can form numbers from 0 to 9 using matchsticks.

You can move, add, or remove matchsticks to form a different number.

Move Add Remove
one matchstick. one matchstick. one matchstick.

Example Write all the numbers that you can form by moving,
adding, or removing one matchstick from the matchstick
number on the right.

Class Notes

Here is a chart that shows the number of matchsticks needed to form the numbers from
0 to 9.

6255

Since six matchsticks are used to form the number 9, the numbers that can be formed by

moving one matchstick are and .

The number that can be formed by adding one matchstick is .

The numbers , , and can be formed by using five matchsticks. Out of these

numbers, the numbers that can be formed by removing one matchstick are and .

Try It Again For each number below, what two numbers can be formed by
moving one matchstick?

, ,

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