This maths puzzle has left quite a few scratching their heads. It might just take you on a trip down memory lane to those days spent in a classroom, feeling the pressure as the teacher's gaze lands on you, or wrestling with an exam question that feels insurmountable.
But fear not, there's no grading involved with this brain teaser, so why not give your numerical skills a workout?
It's actually a good practice to regularly engage in puzzles or brain teasers, as they can be beneficial for your mental health. Indeed, research suggests that indulging in such cognitive exercises daily can help stave off some of the negative impacts of aging a goal most people would gladly pursue.
The puzzle in question was shared on TikTok by content creator Kenny Berwager, who is known for his riddles and challenges to his audience of over a thousand followers. He boldly states that "only smart people" can solve this particular puzzle.
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Kenny threw down the gauntlet to his followers with a seemingly straightforward challenge: "divide 700 by half, and then add 35". At first glance, it appears too easy, almost making you wonder why anyone would struggle with it, reports the Mirror.
However, if you pay close attention to how the problem is phrased reminiscent of the careful reading advised during school exams you may discover that the puzzle is trickier than it initially seems.
If you reckon you've cracked this one, drop your answer in the comments and keep scrolling to see if you're correct. However, if this has left you a bit baffled, you might want to continue reading for Kenny's hint on how to crack it.
"At first it seems confusing, but here is how it works," Kenny explained, using an analogy to assist anyone puzzled by the equation. "Imagine for a second you had 700 slices of pizza, and if I told you to divide them by half, you'd think 350 right? Wrong! Dividing by half actually means multiplying by two. So 700 divided by half, is actually 700 times two."
"Which gives us 1400 slices of pizza, now just add 35 more slices to that yummy stack of pizza, and boom, you've got 1435 slices of delicious pizza ready to eat."
Did you manage to solve this mathematics question easily?
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