Five Plus Six Make Nine

Can you add five matches to six matches and make nine?

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Place six matches on the table so that they form a row as shown. Lay the other five ¡n a pile. Tell your friends to add these five to the other six, without moving the row. and make nine.

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If they have not succeeded in a reasonable length of time, tell them that you thought anyone could spell "nine!" Then show them.

Materials: Eleven matches.

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