Mathematics is a subject that many people love. Few people find solving math puzzles and questions intriguing. And if you are one of them, we have a math puzzle for you that might leave you confused.
Can you solve this question?
The question was shared on Instagram by host @mathwithmanish. He says, “If 60% of the students in a school are boys and the number of girls is 972. Find the number of boys.”
The question also has four options, one of which is the solution. The options are “1258,” “1458,” “1324,” and “1624.”
Check out this math puzzle below:
This post was shared on September 17th. Since it was shared, it has been liked several times. Many took to the comments section of the post to share their solutions. A few said the possible answer was 1458. Many even gave an explanation of the solution.
Here’s what people are saying about the post:
The individual wrote: “B is the correct answer. 972=girls, 972÷4= 242. Then 60% boys in school 242×60=1458.”
Another said, “972÷(100-60=)40×60= 1458.”
“972/2+972=486+972=1458,” announced a third.
A fourth added, “972 is the 40% part so 972/0.4=2430. 2430 is the 100% part so 2430-972= 1458.”
What do you think is the correct answer?
Earlier, another brain teaser went viral on social media. In a math puzzle shared by an Instagram user, the site asked: “What number will replace the question mark? 18+15=313, 14+22=326, 7+18=235, so 10+40=?”
Do you think you can solve this?
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