It might not be World Math Day but this riddle has caught a lot of people’s interest recently.
It’s a viral riddle that continues to rack up a lot of fame, thanks to how tricky the sum can be. Now the question is if you’ve got what it takes to solve it or not.
Hence, let’s put our brain cells to the test and see what the commotion is all about.
What is interesting is how this math test was meant for kids so young. However, it’s the older age group who are doing so much worse than anticipated in terms of finding the right solution. Do you think you can get it right or not?
The since-deleted tweet asks users about a word problem that’s meant for children between the ages of 6 to 7. Within no time it went viral and even some adults were having issues finding the right answer.
The Question:
There were some people on a train.
19 people get off the train at the first stop.
17 people get on the train.
Now there are 63 people on the train. How many people were on the train to begin with?
Do you think you can get the right answer? Try until you succeed and when you give up, simply check the solution as show below.
The Solution:
19 people getting off the train can be represented by -19, and 17 people getting on the train as +17.
-19 + 17 = 2, meaning that there was a net loss of two people.
Originally, the train had 2 more people.
So if there are 63 people on the train now, that means there were 65 people to begin with. Was that your answer too?