This brain teaser has captured people’s attention and left them perplexed.
The widely – shared brain teaser features drinks, burgers, and fries, with each item having a certain value. Your task is to figure out the accurate values that each of these items represents.
Have a look at the brain teaser shown below.
Since being shared on January 9, the tweet has racked up more than 41,700 views, and the numbers are still increasing. The share has also received numerous comments.
ANSWER:
Apply the BODMAS rule to solve it correctly. For the unaware, BODMAS is an acronym for Bracket, Of, Division, Multiplication, Addition, and Subtraction. It explains in which order a particular mathematical expression needs to be solved.
For those looking for the correct answer to this fun brain teaser, first find out the individual values of the drink, the burger, and the fries, and then apply BODMAS.
Cat + Cat + Cat = 30 → Each cat = 10
Pig + Pig – Cat = 22 → 16 + 16 – 10 = 22 → Each pig = 16
Pig – horse = 11 → 16 – horse = 11 → horse = 5
Cat + Pig + horse = 10 + 16 + 5 = 31
Thus, the correct answer is 31.
How many of you were able to solve this problem correctly?
Can You Solve This Math Puzzle?
It’s not as simple as it looks.
Do you think of yourself as a secret mathematician who’s a genius at solving hard math problems?
This math brainteaser will have even the biggest number of nerds scratching their heads.
Even those who solve the most popular riddles may be stumped here.
These algebra problems might seem easy at first glance, but hold on.
People’s Daily was nice enough to give away the answer before you began.
If you didn’t get 16, you did something wrong.
Take a closer look at the pictures—you probably missed key details.
ANSWER:
The first equation sets up the whole math puzzle. Three pairs of shoes added together equal thirty. S + S + S = 30, so divide 30 by three. Each pair of sneakers represents the number 10. Easy enough.
Now the second equation is clearer. Sub the shoes out for a 10, and you’ll find out 10 + C + C = 20. Subtract 10 from each side, so C + C = 10. Each cat must represent the number 5.
Look closely at the next equation before you jump into it. In the third equation, there are two whistles in each line, but the final one only has one whistle. So 5 + 2W + 2W = 13. If 4W = 8, then each whistle represents the number 2.
OK, so that clears up a bit of the next equation—until you plug the numbers in. Sub S + C x W for 10 + 5 x 2. Remember your order of operations? Multiply first, then add. So 10 + 10 = 20. What went wrong? (Hint: It’s similar to this “simple” math problem for kids that has adults stumped.)
The key is in the cat’s clothes. In the second and third equations, the cat has a whistle around its neck—but not in the last one.
No need to go back and redo all your hard work. Change the last equation to S + (C – W) x W. Now plug the numbers in: 10 + (5 – 2) x 2. Work your way through it. The equation goes to 10 + (3) x 2, then 10 + 6.
Finally, you get 16—problem solved! Congrats, you’ve solved a tricky math puzzle.
