This maths problem has left Facebook users scratching their heads… so can YOU solve it?
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LET'S not beat around the bush here - maths is like marmite. It was either the subject you loved in school or the one you absolutely loathed.
But now that we're not being tested on quadratic equations or Pythagoras' theorem every other day, we've come to quite enjoy a bit of problem-solving every now and then.
And boy, have we found a head-scratcher that'll put all your GCSE knowledge to the test.
The puzzle - which was shared on - challenges players to calculate the value of a clock, some bananas and a hexagon.
And social media users were warned that the answer ISN'T 19 or 26.
In other words, it's not as easy as it first seems.
More than 11,000 people responded to the challenge and shared answers varying from 25 to 165.
So can YOU figure it out?
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In the first row, there are three hexagon symbols containing a further two shapes - a pentagon and a square.
If you add up the total number of sides of all three figures in the symbol, this will bring you to 15 -so the three hexagons together add up to 45. Simple.
In the second row, we have another hexagon (15) and two bunches of four bananas.
We are told that this adds up to 23 - which makes perfect sense as each bunch contains four.
In the third row, we have another bunch of bananas (which we now know have a value of four) and two clocks showing the time as 3pm.
So naturally, the clocks have a value of three each - as we're told this equation adds up to 10.
However, this all changes when we get to the fourth row where players have to work out the value for themselves.
Eagle-eyed mathematicians - like the Algebra class at Wyandanch Memorial High School - will notice that the clockface has changed to 2pm, there are only three bananas in a bunch and the shapes add up to a total of 11 sides instead of 15.
So this time, we have to add 2 + 3 + 3 x 11 - which brings us to a total of 88.
That said, 38 is also a plausible answer if you assume brackets around the last two figures - ie 2 + 3 + (3 x 11).
With thanks to the 9th grade Algebra class, Wyandanch Memorial High School, Wyandanch, New York.
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