How can you take away 1 from 19 and leave 20?

Answer 1

This is a classic riddle that plays on the way numbers are written. If you take away the letter "N" from "NINETEEN," you are left with "INETEEN," which sounds like "TWENTY" when pronounced. So, by removing the "N" from "19," you are left with "20" phonetically.

Answer 2

Well, darling, you take away the letter "N" from "Nineteen" and you're left with "Ineteen," which is actually "Twenty" when spelled out. So, technically, you're taking away 1 from 19 and leaving 20. Voila!

Answer 3

Use roman Numeral's 19-XIX Take one away I And you are left with XX

Answer 4

roman numerals.

19 = XIX

20 = XX

take 1 away...get it?