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Can you
make these 3 matches into 6 without breaking or splitting them?

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- Add 5 matches to the
6 below to make 9 and prove the mathematicians wrong.

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- Move 4 matches so
that exactly 3 equilateral triangles are formed.

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From
this row of 7 matches remove 1 match and move 2 so that nothing is
left.

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Move
only 3 matches in this figure to leave 4 squares.

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Place
12 matches as shown below.

Use this
arrangement as a starting point for each of the following:

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Move 2
matches and make 7 squares.
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Remove
2 matches and leave 2 squares.
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Move 3
matches and leave only 3 squares.
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Remove
3 matches and move 2 to form 3 squares.
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Move 4
matches and form 3 squares.
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Remove
1 match and move 4 to make 11 squares.
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