A brainteaser shared on the internet is stumping people left and right. It asks a simple question: what is nine plus nine? Before you jump to conclusion that it’s 18, though, wait because there’s a twist. Although the answer consists of two digits, it is not 18. To find the correct answer, you must go through the hints carefully. Do you believe you are ready to solve this puzzle?
Brain Teaser: Can you find the sum of two nines? (X/@Art0fThinking)
“Can you handle it?” reads the title of a puzzle shared on X by an account called Art of Thinking. The teaser gives the following data: the sum of two fives is 11, two sixes is 14, two weeks is 17, and two eighths is 20. Based on these data, you need to analyze the sample and determine the sum of two nines.
Check out this math puzzle below:
The puzzle was shared two days ago on X. It has since been viewed over 1.7 million times and counting. Many even shared the answers in the comments section after solving it.
Here’s how people reacted to this brain teaser:
“Is that a g or a 9?” he announced the individual.
Another added, “23 but there’s no real logic behind it because you need to ignore the left-hand side of the equation.”
“The answer is 23,” claims the third.
A fourth suggested, “Ask the AI.”
“Your pattern is 1, 2, 3,4, 5 … so 9+9 = 18+5 = 23,” declared the fifth.
The sixth explained: “The pattern of numbers A + B is equal to or greater than (A + B) + N, where N is the number of rows, starting with 1. So 9 + 9 is equal to or greater than (9 + 9) + 5 = 23. The missing number is 23.”
Many in the comments unanimously wrote “23” as the answer to this puzzle.
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Source: newstars.edu.vn