{"id":16149,"date":"2025-09-17T00:11:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T00:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes-u.arbweb.info\/?p=16149"},"modified":"2025-09-17T00:13:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T00:13:04","slug":"16149-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cocinacasera.arbweb.info\/es\/16149-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Math problem leaves the internet scratching their heads"},"content":{"rendered":"
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While I had no interest in teaching math in classrooms full of unruly students, I have taken an unexpected delight in completing online puzzles when and where I find them. The puzzles and riddles surface, and there are plenty of people out there who take pride in their ability to see patterns and solve difficult math problems.<\/p>\n

To that aim, we decided to put our dear readers\u2019 minds to the test with a bran-teasing topic that has left many people scratching their heads on the internet.<\/p>\n

If 1+4=5, 2+5=12, and , then what is the value of 5+8?<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Math problem leaves the internet scratching their heads<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n
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If 1+4=5, 2+5=12, and , then what is the value of 5+8?<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Perhaps it\u2019s easier if you see it written out as follows:<\/p>\n

1+4=5
\n2+5=12
\n3+6=21
\n5+8=?<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve had a go at the problem yourself and want to see if you\u2019ve got it right (or if, like me, you were ultimately left so frustrated that you simply have to be given the answer) see below for five different ways the problem can be tackled.<\/p>\n

Solution one<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1 + 4 = 5
\n2 + 5 = 2 + 2(5) = 12
\n3 + 6 = 3 + 3(6) = 21
\n5 + 8 = 5 + 5(8) = 45
\nALGORITHM: A + A(B) = C
\nANSWER = 45<\/strong><\/p>\n

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