Can you solve the math test?
We invite you to take part in this thrilling challenge. Can you work out the answer in under 45 seconds?
The solution is 8+1-2=7, so congratulations if you solved it in time! Below is an image to explain the solution.
Some of you have provided us with an alternative solution which we will explain just below the image.
Some of you have found an alternate solution and we thank you for bringing it to our attention. It is to move one from the top of the 7 to the front of the 1, so that the equation becomes 0 + -1 + 2 = 1.
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