[Placid]

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111 X 11

 

[BJM]

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Using the Roman numerals method : X II II I

 

[Singomate]

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1==1

 

[Gerlinde Turchin]

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Roman numerals X II II I

 

[Helen171]

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x 11 11 1

 

[chezna]

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roman letters X 11 11 1

 

[Gil]

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ROMAN NUMERALS
X11 11 1

 

[NanaAnge]

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X 11 11 1

 

[thomas]

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A number of people want X 11 11 1 - this does not equal 1221: MCCXXI does!

However VII\III will work : (trinary system) where 1 (27) 2(2x9) 2(2X3) 1 = 52\ten!

he only has 7 matches you can't do MCCXXI with 7 matches and not break or bend tham
11X111 is 1221

 

[Maaaaaa]

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Roman Numerals
1 -11- 11= 1

 

[Brian W]

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11X111

 

[CharlesH]

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III X II = 1221

 

[wrigs17]

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111X11

 

[Benw]

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Set them out as multiplication sum
11 X 111 = 1221

 

[Susie]

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Roman numerals. Make 12 by Xll then make 2 by ll then make 1 by l so 1221 is Xll ll l

 

[BobR]

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111x11=1221

 

[Kaybee]

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X 11 11 1

 

[youngoldlady]

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111 x 11

 

[Sheriella]

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IIXI

 

[margaretritchie48]

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Good morning Riddle Masters!

I’ve got your third and final riddle of the week courtesy of member Suzi H. Thank you so much Suzi for sending this one!

Magician Mephisto Mountebank has devised an ingenious way of arranging seven matches so that they equal the number 1221. “ I neither bend them nor break them,” he says proudly. How is it done?

Ooooo this is a tough one, isn’t it? Well, have a good, long, hard think about this one and if you think you know the answer, post it in the comments below!

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Good luck and Happy Riddle-ing! ​

111 x11 = 1221