No. 001 - Simple Addition [Written]

[reminded]

[It's about time to give this device a go. In neat, legible writing is simply the following:]

5 + 5 + 5 = 550

It appears I have my arithmetic out of sorts. However, it would be a shame to scrap the equation entirely. Can you help me correct it by adding a single straight line?

Comments

it's okay i do it all the time :')

[reminded]

Exactly. Once you remember that a fuse isn't limited to being lit at only one end, the rest of the solution comes naturally.

Best keep a watch on hand so you can avoid a conundrum like this in the future.

Awesome. And people say cheaters don't prosper

[theboywiththebook]

Yeah, because I don't think many people carry around fuses and matches with them all the time.

I'm guessing you like doing puzzles a lot.

don't knock it 'til you try it, i say

[reminded]

Yes, I suppose you could say that. [Or you could say he is in LOVE with doing puzzles a lot.] I've found there are few better ways to bond with someone than by putting your heads together over a head-scratcher. I've found few who disagree.

I have...i'm just not good at layton puzzles ;^;

[theboywiththebook]

No, I can see how that would work. It's like trying to solve a mystery, you're all trying to work together to find the answer.

oh no i meant that people shouldn't knock cheaters!! puzzles are hard :')

[reminded]

An excellent analogy. I find that puzzles and mysteries are closer kin than any other.

Oh, but I forget my manners. My name is Hershel Layton, hailing from London.

Re: oh no i meant that people shouldn't knock cheaters!! puzzles are hard :')

[theboywiththebook]

You're from London? That's all away across the world!

[But, right gotta give a name too.]

My name's Henry. I'm from Storybrooke, Maine.

[reminded]

Well then, a friend from across the pond. I suppose this only means that geography was no obstacle for the forces that brought us here.