What gets one more when you take one away from it? Here is answer to this riddle

Most people are stuck inside ir homes due to ongoing COVID-19 lockdown. Many have thing to do during ir free time at home and y just end up watching TV shows and films. However, some people online have started a new trend of solving riddles and puzzles on social media.

se riddles help you stay occupied during lockdown. Moreover, se riddles also help you sharpen your wits and test your logical thinking skills. Here is "What gets one more when you take one away from it" puzzle that is trending on social media. 

What gets one more when you take one away from it? 

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riddle is simple, "What gets one more when you take one away from it?" You need to find something that gets 'one more' when you take 'one' away from it. This riddle requires some creative out of box thinking and answer is t obvious. re is wordplay hidden in riddle, take question literally. Here is a hint, try to apply your math kwledge to find one thing that gets one more when you remove one from it.

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"What gets one more when you take one away from it" Answer

To solve this riddle, you need to think of Roman Numerals. Roman Numerals have a unique numbering system, where number before a multiple of five is written distinctively. For example, in Roman Numerals, numbers 1-5 are written as I, II, III, IV, V. Look at number 4 and 5 in Roman Numerals. 4 is depicted with an I and a V, while 5 is just a V.

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w, look back at riddle. What gets one more when you take away one? answer is number 4 (IV) in Roman Numerals. When you remove one (I) from IV (4) you get V (5). refore, you get one more by removing one.

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