{"id":63158,"date":"2023-11-25T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T01:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alternatech.net\/?p=63158"},"modified":"2023-11-23T15:47:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T08:47:51","slug":"if-you-can-solve-this-math-puzzle-you-may-be-a-genius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/if-you-can-solve-this-math-puzzle-you-may-be-a-genius\/","title":{"rendered":"If You Can Solve This Math Puzzle, You May Be a Genius"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style='\"color:'>It&rsquo;s not as simple as it looks.\n<p>Do you think of yourself as a secret mathematician who\u2019s a genius at solving hard math problems? This math brainteaser will have even the biggest number nerds scratching their heads. Even those who solve the most popular riddles may be stumped here.\n</p><h5>SEE MORE: <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/alternatech.net%5C/who-owns-the-fish%5C/%5C%22">Who Owns The Fish?\n<figure id='\"attachment_63159\"' aria-describedby='\"caption-attachment-63159\"' style='\"width:' class='\"wp-caption' aligncenter><img fetchpriority='\"high\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"wp-image-63159' size-full src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/alternatech.net%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2023%5C/11%5C/5a54fb0e49314666768b463c.webp%5C%22" alt='\"The' symbols represent numbers. pdchina width='\"700\"' height='\"609\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/justmetalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5a54fb0e49314666768b463c.webp' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'><figcaption id='\"caption-attachment-63159\"' class='\"wp-caption-text\"'>The symbols represent numbers. PDChina\/Twitter\n<p>These algebra problems might seem easy at first glance, but hold on. People\u2019s Daily was nice enough to give away the answer before you began. If you didn\u2019t get 16, you did something wrong. Take a closer look at the pictures\u2014you probably missed a few key details.\n</p><h4>ANSWER:\n</h4><p>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.\n</p><p>Now the second equation is clearer. Sub the shoes out for a 10, and you\u2019ll find out 10 + C + C = 20. Subtract 10 from each side, so C + C = 10. Each cat must represent the number 5.\n</p><p>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.\n</p><p>OK, so that clears up a bit of the next equation\u2014until 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\u2019s similar to this \u201csimple\u201d math problem for kids that has adults stumped.)\n</p><p>The key is in the cat\u2019s clothes. In the second and third equations, the cat has a whistle around its neck\u2014but not in the last one.\n</p><p>No need to go back and redo all your hard work. Just change the last equation to S + (C \u2013 W) x W. Now plug the numbers in: 10 + (5 \u2013 2) x 2. Work your way through it. The equation goes to 10 + (3) x 2, then 10 + 6.\n</p><h5>Finally, you get 16\u2014problem solved! Congrats, you\u2019ve solved a tricky math puzzle.<br>\n<img decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' wp-image-63411 size-full src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/alternatech.net%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2023%5C/11%5C/good-job-2.gif%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"640\"' height='\"640\"'>\n<h4>Check out other social channels at<span style='\"color:'><a style='\"color:' href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.facebook.com%5C/modernwomenintheworld%5C/%5C%22"> Modern Women\n<h4><span style='\"color:'><a style='\"color:' href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/alternatech.net%5C/%5C%22">Check out other articles for more.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&rsquo;s not as simple as it looks. Do you think of yourself as a secret mathematician who\u2019s a genius at solving hard math problems? This math brainteaser will have even the biggest number nerds scratching their heads. Even those who solve the most popular riddles may be stumped here. 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