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Secret Roman brainteaser

By David Shaw, 6 May 2021

Difficulty: Tricky

Can you take 2 from FIVE and leave 4?

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Brainteaser hint

Do you know Roman numerals?

Brainteaser answer

If you remove 2 letters, F and E from FIVE, you get IV.
IV in Roman numerals is 4!

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