{"id":37720,"date":"2026-01-30T02:24:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T01:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=37720"},"modified":"2026-01-30T02:24:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T01:24:01","slug":"this-math-problem-has-the-internet-confused","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=37720","title":{"rendered":"This Math Problem Has The Internet Confused"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Would you be the one to solve this?<\/p>\n<p>Most people get it wrong<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, even the most basic math can be forgotten when you don\u2019t practice. With that in mind, we could leave the regular puzzles aside for a second to try to refresh the basic skills you learned back in school.<\/p>\n<p>For this problem, it\u2019s essential to remember the order of operations while having a good eye for detail. It\u2019s not an easy task, and according to most sites online, most people get it wrong on their first try.<\/p>\n<p>Can you figure out the solution?<\/p>\n<p>8 = 56<br \/>\n7 = 42<br \/>\n6 = 30<br \/>\n5 = 20<br \/>\n3 = ?<\/p>\n<p>Time to use that head of yours.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, it\u2019s not that simple, but as I said, not even 50% get it right at first.<\/p>\n<p>Can you solve the math problem?<\/p>\n<p>A<\/p>\n<p>B<\/p>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<p>ANSWER:<br \/>\nThe answer is 6.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s find the rule:<\/p>\n<p>Check if the pattern is: number \u00d7 (number \u2013 1)<\/p>\n<p>8 \u00d7 7 = 56<\/p>\n<p>7 \u00d7 6 = 42<\/p>\n<p>6 \u00d7 5 = 30<\/p>\n<p>5 \u00d7 4 = 20<\/p>\n<p>So the pattern is: n \u00d7 (n \u2013 1)<\/p>\n<p>Now apply the same rule to 3:<\/p>\n<p>3 \u00d7 (3 \u2013 1) = 3 \u00d7 2 = 6<\/p>\n<p>Final Answer: 6<\/p>\n<p>Did you get either of these answers the first time you tried it?<\/p>\n<p>Just 1 In 10 People Can Pass This Math Test. Can You?<br \/>\nGive your brain some training by trying to solve this math test. Are you smart enough to ace this question without looking up the answer? Don\u2019t underestimate it, most people will get it wrong in the beginning! If you get stuck, you can scroll down to check out the answer. Are you up for the challenge? Go for it!<\/p>\n<p>Can you get it right?<\/p>\n<p>A<\/p>\n<p>B<\/p>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<p>RESULT<br \/>\nSolution explained:<\/p>\n<p>The rule is: multiplication\/division before addition\/subtraction.<br \/>\nHence, first calculate 4 times 2 = 8.<br \/>\nThen add 5. So, 8 + 5 = 13<\/p>\n<p>Did you get it right without looking?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Would you be the one to solve this? Most people get it wrong At the same time, even the most basic math can be forgotten when you don\u2019t practice. With that in mind, we could leave the regular puzzles aside for a second to try to refresh the basic skills you learned back in school. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37720"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37721,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37720\/revisions\/37721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}