Question Number 55926 by MJS last updated on 06/Mar/19
$$\mathrm{Ancient}\:\mathrm{Roman}\:\mathrm{Number}\:\mathrm{Magic}: \\ $$$$\mathrm{take}\:\mathrm{5}\:\mathrm{matches}\:\mathrm{or}\:\mathrm{picks}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{form}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{roman}\:\mathrm{3} \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\underset{−} {\overline {\mid\mid\mid}} \\ $$$$\mathrm{now}\:\mathrm{subtract}\:\mathrm{2}\:\mathrm{so}\:\mathrm{that}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{little}\:\mathrm{more}\:\mathrm{than}\:\mathrm{3}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{left} \\ $$
Answered by MJS last updated on 06/Mar/19
$$\mathrm{it}'\mathrm{s}\:\mathrm{easy}:\:\mathrm{take}\:\mathrm{away}\:\mathrm{2}\:\mathrm{matches}: \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\overline {\mid\mid}\:\approx\mathrm{3}.\mathrm{14}>\mathrm{3} \\ $$$$\mathrm{mathematicians}'\:\mathrm{joke}... \\ $$
Commented by ajfour last updated on 06/Mar/19
$${Beautiful}! \\ $$
Commented by MJS last updated on 06/Mar/19
$$\mathrm{thank}\:\mathrm{you} \\ $$