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Mathsticks

ANSWER: BELL

Author: Linus Hamilton

This is a collection of matchstick puzzles. Each puzzle asks you to move the designated objects to make a true statement. The text at the top tells you not to use the classic "cheater solutions" of turning the equals sign into ≠, ≥, >, ≤, or <.

The correct equations are:

The values that the equations are equal to are, in order, 2, 5, 12, and 12. Converting to letters tives the answer BELL.