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    Just to be clear - can matches be rotated or can they only be lifted and placed?
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    Yes the rotate when you put them where you want them
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Change the six to a nine, and the seven and one change places by moving the top match along : $9+8=17$.




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Make the eight into a nine, and put the match into the six to make an eight. Same trick with $17$ to get $8+9=17$.







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Remove the horizontal match from the $+$ then place it between $7$ and $1$. Now replace the horizontal match with the one in the middle of the $8$ to get $6+0=7-1$.


EDIT: If removing the bottom match in the $+$ isn't considered "one move" then you can just as easily move the top one and rotate the two moved matches to satisfy $6+0=7-1$




If there is some leniency for spacing you could also




Move the vertical $+$ match and horizontal $7$ match to make $6-8=-1-1$







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    Massive nit pick, but the horizontal match in the plus is underneath, so technically this would involve moving three matches!
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    @JMP clarification from OP - "Yes the rotate when you put them where you want them" so I could remove the top one instead and still replace it from the $8$
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Move one match diagonally across the equals to make it not equals, then move any other match so that the equation is still not equal.







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    Move the top horizontal match of the 6 and the top horizontal match of the 7 to the 1 to make the latter into a 4.







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      Change the six to a nine, and the seven and one change places by moving the top match along : $9+8=17$.




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      Make the eight into a nine, and put the match into the six to make an eight. Same trick with $17$ to get $8+9=17$.







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      Change the six to a nine, and the seven and one change places by moving the top match along : $9+8=17$.




      Or:




      Make the eight into a nine, and put the match into the six to make an eight. Same trick with $17$ to get $8+9=17$.







      share|improve this answer











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      $begingroup$


      Change the six to a nine, and the seven and one change places by moving the top match along : $9+8=17$.




      Or:




      Make the eight into a nine, and put the match into the six to make an eight. Same trick with $17$ to get $8+9=17$.







      share|improve this answer











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      Change the six to a nine, and the seven and one change places by moving the top match along : $9+8=17$.




      Or:




      Make the eight into a nine, and put the match into the six to make an eight. Same trick with $17$ to get $8+9=17$.








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      Well you could easily




      Remove the horizontal match from the $+$ then place it between $7$ and $1$. Now replace the horizontal match with the one in the middle of the $8$ to get $6+0=7-1$.


      EDIT: If removing the bottom match in the $+$ isn't considered "one move" then you can just as easily move the top one and rotate the two moved matches to satisfy $6+0=7-1$




      If there is some leniency for spacing you could also




      Move the vertical $+$ match and horizontal $7$ match to make $6-8=-1-1$







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        Massive nit pick, but the horizontal match in the plus is underneath, so technically this would involve moving three matches!
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        @JMP clarification from OP - "Yes the rotate when you put them where you want them" so I could remove the top one instead and still replace it from the $8$
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      Remove the horizontal match from the $+$ then place it between $7$ and $1$. Now replace the horizontal match with the one in the middle of the $8$ to get $6+0=7-1$.


      EDIT: If removing the bottom match in the $+$ isn't considered "one move" then you can just as easily move the top one and rotate the two moved matches to satisfy $6+0=7-1$




      If there is some leniency for spacing you could also




      Move the vertical $+$ match and horizontal $7$ match to make $6-8=-1-1$







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        Massive nit pick, but the horizontal match in the plus is underneath, so technically this would involve moving three matches!
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        @JMP clarification from OP - "Yes the rotate when you put them where you want them" so I could remove the top one instead and still replace it from the $8$
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      Well you could easily




      Remove the horizontal match from the $+$ then place it between $7$ and $1$. Now replace the horizontal match with the one in the middle of the $8$ to get $6+0=7-1$.


      EDIT: If removing the bottom match in the $+$ isn't considered "one move" then you can just as easily move the top one and rotate the two moved matches to satisfy $6+0=7-1$




      If there is some leniency for spacing you could also




      Move the vertical $+$ match and horizontal $7$ match to make $6-8=-1-1$







      share|improve this answer











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      Well you could easily




      Remove the horizontal match from the $+$ then place it between $7$ and $1$. Now replace the horizontal match with the one in the middle of the $8$ to get $6+0=7-1$.


      EDIT: If removing the bottom match in the $+$ isn't considered "one move" then you can just as easily move the top one and rotate the two moved matches to satisfy $6+0=7-1$




      If there is some leniency for spacing you could also




      Move the vertical $+$ match and horizontal $7$ match to make $6-8=-1-1$








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        Massive nit pick, but the horizontal match in the plus is underneath, so technically this would involve moving three matches!
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        @JMP clarification from OP - "Yes the rotate when you put them where you want them" so I could remove the top one instead and still replace it from the $8$
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        Massive nit pick, but the horizontal match in the plus is underneath, so technically this would involve moving three matches!
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        @JMP clarification from OP - "Yes the rotate when you put them where you want them" so I could remove the top one instead and still replace it from the $8$
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      Massive nit pick, but the horizontal match in the plus is underneath, so technically this would involve moving three matches!
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      $begingroup$
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      $endgroup$
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      @JMP clarification from OP - "Yes the rotate when you put them where you want them" so I could remove the top one instead and still replace it from the $8$
      $endgroup$
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      Move one match diagonally across the equals to make it not equals, then move any other match so that the equation is still not equal.







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          Move one match diagonally across the equals to make it not equals, then move any other match so that the equation is still not equal.








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