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5+5+5 = 550
By Adam Brodie on October 26, 1998:

5+5+5=550
BY ADDING ONE STRAIGHT LINE MAKE THIS STATEMENT TRUE.
(N.B. YOU MAY NOT PUT A LINE THROUGH THE = TO MAKE IT NOT =)

By Dave (dms22) on October 27, 1998:


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-Dave