5+5+5=550
Challenge: Can you draw 1 line to make this equation true? (Changing the equals sign to not equals is not permitted!)
Stumped? Here’s how.
Add a vertical line to 1 of the plus signs, changing it to a 4! Then you have 545+5=550.
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