please don't explain, just answer to ?

41

96

40

Do you really mean fill out the pattern despite the horrible abuse of notation?

40👍

40

Osky

96

40

52

96

40 works too.

ninety six

40

92

40

"... and Bingo was his name."

96

^ ^ ^

A Campfire Treasure.

40

96

96

40

40

Greg

frinch toast

Hey mathman, I was an English major in college. Most of these guys kill me on a regular basis but I’ve learned to let it go.




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I see the reasoning behind both 40 and 96. I came up with the 96 first even though the 40 is a lesser abuse of the notation.

About the only thing abused here is my brain cells.....but I came up with 52.

36

40

19

Next?

96

96

This

40

This is an IQ test not a math equation

$5

40.
sum current line, plus previous answer.

Huh? So theres 2 answers?

Miracle Whip

No, just a logical progression.

40

WTFs that mean? lol. I just went...
x1
x2
x3
x4 on 2nd # =52 if you know what I mean?

🤣

👌

HEY! I got a GED! High school was for smokin, drinkin and fückin lol

another 96

8+11=19 no matter how many incorrect equations are written above it.

Math problem?...ok...8+11 = 19.


Everything else is just a distraction to mess you up.

I got 52 immediately.

33+67x3 +-88=

OK, I know I know..no splaining, but this is BS!! LOL!!

this aint right?



but this is??



One big mind fück!! You all suck LOL

There's more than 1 pattern that works. Both 40 and 96 could be correct depending on which pattern you use.

And 52 aint? Pound sand!! LOL DAMNIT!!

The answer is 19. Period.

If you believe otherwise, you've been gaslighted.

It's the math equivalent of watching CNN news.

Uh, no.

SeaFoam.

Ah yes! Now I understand the 52 as a third solution in addition to the 40 and 96. It appears that none of the other solutions(?) (other than the 19) have been suggested by more than one person...

I SWEAR ILL EAT A WHOLE TUBE OF HORSE SPERM IF NO ONE EXPLAINS!! 10 9 8 7...I REALLY MEAN IT!!! 6 5 4....

Well it's good to see there's a small hand full of non idiots on here

96

40

40

How in the he11 is anyone getting 40 or 96?

Poot dat chits, ona Ritz!

21+8+11 is the 40....the 96 im 2 stoopid to finger

I got 40 before I read any replies.

Too late ....things gettin foggy.....*burp* ....*fart*....I's comin Lord!

Stop! Don't do it.

The 40



The 96



Knowing persiandog to be a real trickster, there's likely a few more. I found the 96 and stopped. I wouldn't have known to look for other solutions without the additional answers. Anything else? Sorry for the spoilers but I'm a soft touch and was trained to always "show your work."

It's 40, all day long.

Or 96 either one works in the progression

OK I get that. 96?

sounds like the democratic party answer.

96, not 40.

Excellent work.

Kingston needs to show his work about now.

Definitely!!

I still think its 52 though LOL

40

I've seen this several times. My answer is 96, but you never get the answer that who ever came up with this stupid question should have.

40 for me...but I ain't started drinking yet...

1+4=5 - 1x4=4 +1 =5
2+5 =12. - 2x5=10+2=12
3+6=21. - 3x6=18+3=21
8+11=96 - 8x11=88+8=96

🤣

After very little critical thought, I agree, nothing previously goobered up, including pahick, matters, 8+11=19 always.

Without being too esoterically inventive the answer is 40.

96

40

More of a puzzle than a math problem.

The answer is 19. That doesn't change because some idiot got most of the others wrong.

"most"?

40

Forty

You sucked 19 ?

#LEFTISTMATH

A 9/18 wrinkle in reply to the simple addition '19' folks. What if the problem was changed to...

1 + 4 = 5
2 + 5 = 7
3 + 6 = 10
8 + 11 = ?

32

eleben dee leben

ROR!!

40

I originally got 52, but after reading comments I can see how 40 or 96 could be derived as well after working them back.

8+11 still equals 19 and line 3 is incorrect.

22

I agree with those who say this is a question from one of those IQ tests, or the SATs. It's not a math question, but more of a math puzzle, and the correct answer there is 40. Where did the OP find this?

Yes. Whoever answered the previous three questions got number one correct, and two and three wrong. 2/3 wrong is "most".

Thanks for saving me some typing.

My solution: 20



It's fascinating watching how various people have approached reconciling these mathematical statements. It's easy to see how politics, religion, etc. become disparate. There are those that make an effort to hold the statements as true and somehow reconcile them; those that discard information/statements they don't recognize as true; some random responders; and then there are those that seem to only and always be thinking about one thing.

And some band of happy geniuses will establish that it is possible to determine a person's worth, predict his behavior, and match him with an occupation based solely on which answer he comes up with.

This is actually more interesting as a psychology problem than a math problem.

Why do people see that someone clearly got two answers wrong, and then start coming up with all kinds of formulas to justify that error?

96

It shows how many people can’t figure out simple math. Just because someone did math wrong a couple of times before doesn’t mean you should too. 8+11 = 19

If I need a block cut on a job site and I it has to cover a full dimension 2x8 and then span 11 inches I am not going to be like. “A 40” block will fit, I will cut it at that.

Was the question find the progression? Nope. Do I see how the other answers work? Yes I do.

Go with the simple answer first. Make the person who wrote the question then explain the poorly worded question. Then explain to them how they are an idiot for not giving enough information on what they actually wanted. Why overthink crap?

Yes. YOU ARE WRITE. Twas looking at the time at some other nonsense series posted, not the OP, (or some other fairly poor excuse). Pardon my dereliction, dumfounditude, and duffishness... I WAS WRONG.

"show your work"

Reminds of Physics 201! That SOB thought himself clever criss-crossing super-dooper polynomials here and dividing there, and otherwise utterly ruining the interesting aspects of the class with full-page sized equations.

= 9

”Math is hard!” -Barbie

It is easy to interpret as (N x Y) + N =.

Then each line stands on its own. And you can plug any new numbers in for N or Y.

I like my math to be associative. One problem should not depend upon the answer to the previous problem.

So the answer is 96.

I can get how your getting the answer. It’s just funny on everyone’s answer. And there is a few depending on how it’s looked at.

We can have a 6/12 roof tying into a gable that has a 12/12 pitch that needs to be sheared. With one measurement I can cut every 4 foot sheet with a 6/12 cut on the bottom and a 12/12 on the top, load them in the lift boom them up and install and everything fits perfect. Lots of guys need a measurement every time and then struggle on the cuts.

Huh?

LOL

69.

For the lyxdicsic.

Dyslexics untie!

What’s the consensus?

40

40

-Ken

40

Not sure how you guys are coming up with 96.

Wrong,

everyone is WRONG

This is 2021, correct? Did no one else think to use the INTERNET.

Sheesh,

hold into the search engine.

the answer to everything is:

96.... and there are 2 different ways to get it.

The answer to the MATH problem is 19. The progression has to many mistakes and missing terms to be solved as a complete math problem.

The LOGIC problem can be solved as 40 or 96, ignoring the obvious math mistakes.

^^^^^THIS^^^^^

If you continue the sequence, how can you get 40?

There are 2 ways to continue the sequence and you get 96 both ways.

Its 40 if you follow the pattern.

Guess I'm just dumb, cause I dont see a pattern that comes out to 40.

Fill in these with your pattern....

4+7=
5+8=
6+9=
7+10=
8+11=

The answer is 19.

I know the OP said not to explain, but I will explain my answer. The first line is correct, but not relevant. The other two lines are incorrect and still not relevant. The last line is the only one looking for an answer to the the equation which is 19.

What you stated is somewhat correct.

What we are given in the example is a 'mathematical sequence'. Whether the numbers actually are added correctly, in the base 10 system that we normally use, is irrelevant.

The example is asking for an answer to the sequence, as given.

96

I understand the natural tendency to answer it in sequence, but I don't see where it is directed to answer it in sequence. The other information in the picture could also be simple obfuscation to get you to answer it in sequence. Sometimes the simplest answer is the best.

I reserve the right to be wrong.

You guys missed my hesitant response to pahick's dramatic and desperate cry for help on 9/17. He knows how to get results. BTW, he's one of the few to identify 52 as an additional sequence solution. And for what it's worth 96 is not necessarily a sequence solution as one way does not depend on the order of the preceding equations like both 40 and 52 do.

42

and it will always be 42

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt...452144/re-math-problem-9-17#Post16452144

96

Some of you are edjumacated beyond your brain capacity. If you can't see the pattern and come up with 40 well then...

Talk about over-thinking a problem. 🤣

You all made me look again, and I see 40, 96, and can’t come up with 52. Regardless, I’ll throw 116 into the mix for consideration. OP?

96

PaHick was a strong advocate for 52 and did a pretty good job explaining his madnessmethod in his earlier post which also includes 40 and 96 solutions. As for the OP, PersianDog, I suspect he is sitting back enjoying his bowl of popcorn.

Thank you, I see 52 now. 52 is to 96 as 40 is to 116. I submit 96 and 116 are both competing “correct” answers to the logic problem.

The whole premise of the problem isn’t to find a solution, but an exercise in showing how people will argue something that is their solution as being the correct answer even when shown other solutions are correct

19 is still the answer.

19 is the only answer. Not debatable.

9 pages suggests otherwise.

Again, this is an exercise to show what lengths some people will go to, to defend mistakes made by the people who went before them.

Perhaps it’s an exercise to demonstrate linear vs nonlinear thought?

You misspelled "mental masterbation"...

Quite possibly. It seems we would have the pro-linear vs. the anti-linear and come up with the answer Covid-19.

See what I did there.

Your right, nowhere does it say to figure out the sequence. However, hl nyuf, xgufpsu sequencing, there is no order. So what makes you think that 8+11=19. Because of the base 10 sequence we've been taught. My point is, there is a sequence in the example, and because it is a mathematical sequence, to solve it, you should consider the sequence.

and, like I said before, 'I reckon I'm a dummy'.

If you are counting in Base 10, it is one answer...... Who said to count in base 10?

CRICKETS!

Yes, I did consider that there was a possible sequence and went that route first before I backed up and read it again. That is when I realized that the answer in my opinion was far simpler than many were making it out to be.

I don't know how we would ever know the exact answer without asking the original author of the problem what his/her answer is supposed to be. Either it is 19 or the question was written poorly. Math is math and PEMDAS is solid.

1+4=5

2+5(+ sum from problem above)=12

3+6(+ sum from problem above)=21

8+11(+ sum from problem above)=40

https://wcrz.com/have-you-solved-the-impossible-math-problem-that-has-gripped-facebook/

33

I understand what you are saying, however I dont agree. In math, you have to figure sequences or you cant get the correct answer. For example, 2+3x4=? another example 2x3+4=? These are easy examples of having to use sequences or the proper order to get the correct answer. In math, if there are sequences, you have to consider them, unless there are directions saying not to. In our problem, there are no directions.

just my .02

Yes, you are right there are no directions in this problem. If there are no directions then why would one deviate from the basic math principles of PEMDAS? Otherwise they become assumptions.

I think you are on the right track, but what about the rest of the sequence? If you dont consider the sequence, that could be right. If you consider the sequence, it figures out to be 96. And, in math you have to consider the sequence of things or you dont get the right answer..... see the examples in the post above.

And this one makes the case that the answer is 201.

https://eowynsedcstuff.wordpress.co...problem-the-answer-is-neither-40-nor-96/

Which reinforces my comment that one has to make many assumptions for a poorly written math problem.


This is an interesting comment from the author that came up with the 201 in comment section.

"P.S.: of course I’m speaking a bit tongue in cheek here, since 19 as an answer, even though a mathematically correct solution to the fourth line, would be more a destruction of the riddle than its solution, implying that lines two and three are wrong and the entire thing is rather a hoax or psychological test than a mathematical riddle that actually makes sense.
Though I agree with you that theoretically other solutions are possible, I still haven’t seen a solution other than 201 which is both mathematically correct and leaves the riddle intact."

Didn’t read the drivel, 96 I came up with in a few seconds. Probably means I’m an irrational idiot if I read all the responses. Or others can’t be wrong. I’m good with either.

I dont believe there is a deviation from PEMDAS. There is an order to the problem, a sequence if you will. You are not deviating from the order just because you are not in base 10. Computers count in 1 and 0 and that is in order.

Did you see PD's answer from facebook?

Yep read page 1 and 3, I’m good with my quick answer. Wife does the stupid puzzles and only one I can quickly best her on is the illogical appearing number correlation crap. She also is the one who can strategize how to win any board game by throwing Logic to other players before first die is cast so getting one right every blue moon is fun. She refuses to play any game she can’t clearly Game. Come to think of it she hadn’t asked my input on illogical appearing numbers in a while,,,,and she married me,,,, crap,,,,,

Yes I did and it didn't give Randall Jones' answer. I quoted it with another article that came up with 201 as the answer. Reading the comments from the article I posted were pretty interesting and there was a case being made that the answer is 19 using Occam's Razor as a principle. That was where I was going with my answer of 19. I have yet to see anything definitive from Randall Jones as the answer, but I feel the problem is poorly written if the answer is anything other than 19. There are no "Ifs" or "thens" in the equation. There are only assumptions beyond 19.

I dont agree with the 201 answer for a simple reason. In the quinary system of counting, there is no number 6 or 8. Using these numbers in the problem cancels out that system.

40 is way less elegant, and requires reading comprehension, left to right, top to bottom, I’ve got none of those skills.

If you use the Occam's Razor principle, 19 would be the correct answer, assuming you are using base 10. And, assuming goes against the Occam Razor principle, IIRC.

In the problem, I think it's safe to say they are not using base 10.

[bleep] I just thought up how19 works too, damn it!

Hey, it's been fun and I think everyone knows what I think the correct answer is.

However, I have been wrong before...... just ask my wife!

Good night!

In my defense, I’ve been Imagineering how to fix a network of 5k associates in a global supply chain shortage most of the day, skipping dinner, then working on sheetrock/framing her new Master Closet while chasing a 6 pack. Brain’s already limited in normal state.

Simple assumptions would not go against Occam's Razor. The premise is simplicity however it is not an irrefutable principle.

You guys are stupid. The answer is C.

There’s seemingly 4-5 answers. Of course, I took easy Math vs. Honors when offered a choice and dropped out of HS stumbling through life as a Savant so maybe many more depending on how you invert symbols and manipulate the logic.


I suppose that’s the point of the question though.

Apparently some of you didn't watch the video on my earlier post.

Here's a longer version that explains what all your bickering is about. Take heed. (Do I have to post the whole show, for those of you that didn't read the book? Sheesh)

I think 19 is the correct answer if you approach this as a MATH problem:
1+4=5
2+5=12
3+6=21
8+11=19
Because of course, 8+11=19 and always will, independent of the poor notation and mathematical mistakes above it.

However, it is more fun to approach this as a LOGIC problem and for that I can come up with 5 different solutions, all of which are "correct" and many of you have suggested them. First, lets write this as a logic statement:

IF
(1,4,5)
(2,5,12)
(3,6,21)
THEN
(8,11,?)

The first, and probably simplest solution, is probably to add the first column to the product of the second column multiplied by the line number to produce the third:
Line 1 - (1,4,5)
Line 2 - (2,5,12)
Line 3 - (3,6,21)
Line 4 - (8,11,52)

The second solution is to add the third column of the previous line to the first two columns of the current line:
(1,4,5)
(2,5,12)
(3,6,21)
(8,11,40)

The third is to add the first column to the product of the first and second:
(1,4,5)
(2,5,12)
(3,6,21)
(8,11,96)

The fourth is to recognize and complete the logical progression of 1,2,3... and 4,5,6.., until you reach 8 and 11, then add the first column to the product of the second column and first column (or line number) to produce the third:
Line 1 - (1,4,5)
Line 2 - (2,5,12)
Line 3 - (3,6,21)
Line 4 - (4,7, 32)
Line 5 - (5,8, 45)
Line 6 - (6,9, 60)
Line 7 - (7,10, 77)
Line 8 - (8,11,96)

The last that I can come up with is to recognize and complete the logical progression of 1,2,3... and 4,5,6.., until you reach 8 and 11, then add the third column of the previous line to the first two columns of the current line (similar to the second solution but completing the progression):
(1,4,5)
(2,5,12)
(3,6,21)
(4,7, 32)
(5,8, 45)
(6,9, 60)
(7,10, 77)
(8,11, 96)

As you can see there are three ways to reach 96 (yes, 3 and 4 are basically the same but with a slightly different thought process). And I withdraw my previous 116 solution because of an addition mistake! Thanks OP for posting!

Yes, there are directions. Add 1 and 4.

Add 2 and 5.

Add 3&6.

Add 8&11.

Everything else is just some people trying to prove how clever they are by seeking out something that isn't there.

I like mint chocolate chip ice cream.

Where the hell did the op go??!!?

Yeah, I was hesitant to accept your 116.

Actually all your solutions for 96 can be boiled down to the same right hand sequence s(n) = n(n+4). You can verify that your first solution generates the same sequence 5, 12, 21, 32, 45, 60, 77, 96.

1) Starting from your first solution which is f(x,y) = xy +x which is equivalent to my f(x,y) = x(y+1). We can generate the sequence by constraining y to be x+3. So s(n) = f(n, n+3) = n((n +3) + 1) = n(n+4).

2) Your solutions 2 and 3. Since each line simply adds new terms to the preceding line's results we observe that the n'th line can be expressed as s(n) = (1 + 2 + ... + n) + [(1 + 2 + ... + n) + 3n]. Note that the square brackets contain the sum of all the second terms. Okay so far? But we know that (1 + 2 + ... + n) is n(n+1)/2. Since there are two of them we can drop the division by two and then we just need to add the 3n. So s(n) = n(n+1) + 3n = n(n+4).

Nifty eh?

I also liked the 201 base 3 solution. I'd like to see a Rube Goldberg solution using trig functions but that makes my head hurt. Basically any non linear function that hits the first three data points works. The result for the fourth equation is immaterial.

Yes I recognized that most of my solutions were basically the same, but I thought it was cool that different paths of logic would arrive at the same answers. Or different answers in the case of 40 and 52, because the logic was incomplete.

19, middle 2 are incorrect.

what's up?

Let’s hear your theory.

96.

40

I agree with this:

https://wcrz.com/have-you-solved-the-impossible-math-problem-that-has-gripped-facebook/

Can’t see the answer.

both 96 and 40 are reasonable answers.

What if C-A-T spelled “dog?”

96

92

96

not a math problem as much as pattern recognition.

96

40

Persiandog: I come up with "96".
Let me know if my figger'in was correct.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

yes , you got it.

Who can predict what line 5 would be?