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    VortexOfTheVoid Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jun 28, 2015, 03:41 PM
    Hello, can anyone help me with this puzzle?
    Change as few characters as possible in the following sentence to make it correct:

    The number 99 916 804 is equivalent to 11.

    *Note: You cannot add or remove any characters within the sentence.
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    Jun 28, 2015, 04:48 PM
    Change 804 to 806. 916-806-99=11
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    Jun 29, 2015, 01:20 PM
    How about:

    The number 99+916-804 is equivalent to211.

    Requires changing the first space character in the number to +, the second space to -, and change the space before the 11 to 2.
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    Jun 29, 2015, 01:25 PM
    Pready, that doesn't work very well unless you swap the numbers around. And since you can't say -99+916-806 without losing the space between "number" and "99", I think the better way is to change the 916 to 716. Then you can write "The number 99+716-804 is equivalent to 11." Like your solution, only three characters changed, but there's no rearranging necessary.

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