@@twentytwocube I'm not a mathematician, I'm just a simple minded thinker who can add a little and this seemed simple to me, but line 96 would depend on the next numbers which it seems like line 4 is somewhat arbitrary, though you can add some of the above numbers to get to 8 and 11, there's doesn't seem to be a steady pattern to get there from 3 + 6 other than just adding 5 to them on the next line. So it could be 9+12= 61, if you go with that pattern the next would 10 +13 = 84, then jump to the next set of 3, 15 +18 = 117 and so forth, or some other pattern I'm not smart enough to see. As to 96, yes if you follow the successive pattern of numbers between 3+6 and 8+11, but I can only go by the numbers showing unless there is and indication that there, that I'm supposed to "fill in the blank" so to speak, which there isn't. Therefore the number has to be "40", (at least where a pattern is assumed and simple addition is involved).
@@originaldanman I completely agree to your point. As the makers of the problem have stated both the answers are correct. if you ask me, I would lean towards 96. But, good to know the perspective, highly appreciate your input. 🙂
Doing the math BOTH ways gets you to 96. The logic is giving you the pattern in the first 3 equations, then you need to extrapolate to solve for the last one, which is non-sequential. If it were sequental you would have 4 +7 = 32, 5 + 8 = 45, 6 + 9 = 60, 7 + 10 = 77, and finally 8 + 11 = 96 - both methods work, but I used the first method since it was an obvious way to reach the stated numbers, then it just needs to be applied, whereas the 2nd method needs to be calculated out so you can add the "last" number to the new one. Simply adding 21 to 8 + 11 is NOT the correct solution, as you cannot explain why you skipped 4-7 when clearly the pattern in the first three llines showed an increase of 1 for both numbers. They may as well have put 100 + 103 = ? and you still would have to get 10400 using the formula!
Agree, but given the information , I would tilt towards the 1st solution as more logical and have a pattern. Individual additions can be get the answers. I agree to your point as well on skipping the in-between numbers, but given the same, what would you do?
Other answers are available. One is to express the answers in descending bases. Start at base 6, 1+4 = 5. Then base 5, 7->12. Then base 4, 9->21, then base 3 when 19-> 201
@@twentytwocube 2 + 5 =/= 12, and 3 + 6 =/= 21 (or in regular language: two plus five does not equal twelve, and three plus six does not equal twenty-one)
I got 96. The plus sign means add 1 to the 2nd number and then multiply that by the first.
Do you think solution 2 makes more sense?
I got 96. i noticed pattern was just adding sum of the the first equation to the sum of the second. That pattern just gets repeated.
"it has a logic"
The answer is: 40
5+2+5=12, 12+3+6=21, 21+8+11= 40. Took 20 seconds
So, is 96 correct as well?
@@twentytwocube I'm not a mathematician, I'm just a simple minded thinker who can add a little and this seemed simple to me, but line 96 would depend on the next numbers which it seems like line 4 is somewhat arbitrary, though you can add some of the above numbers to get to 8 and 11, there's doesn't seem to be a steady pattern to get there from 3 + 6 other than just adding 5 to them on the next line. So it could be 9+12= 61, if you go with that pattern the next would 10 +13 = 84, then jump to the next set of 3, 15 +18 = 117 and so forth, or some other pattern I'm not smart enough to see.
As to 96, yes if you follow the successive pattern of numbers between 3+6 and 8+11, but I can only go by the numbers showing unless there is and indication that there, that I'm supposed to "fill in the blank" so to speak, which there isn't. Therefore the number has to be "40", (at least where a pattern is assumed and simple addition is involved).
@@originaldanman I completely agree to your point. As the makers of the problem have stated both the answers are correct. if you ask me, I would lean towards 96. But, good to know the perspective, highly appreciate your input. 🙂
96
96. Got in less that 5 seconds.
@scarey2me , That is great but which solution do you think is more correct to this problem ? 40 or 96 and why?
Doing the math BOTH ways gets you to 96. The logic is giving you the pattern in the first 3 equations, then you need to extrapolate to solve for the last one, which is non-sequential. If it were sequental you would have 4 +7 = 32, 5 + 8 = 45, 6 + 9 = 60, 7 + 10 = 77, and finally 8 + 11 = 96 - both methods work, but I used the first method since it was an obvious way to reach the stated numbers, then it just needs to be applied, whereas the 2nd method needs to be calculated out so you can add the "last" number to the new one. Simply adding 21 to 8 + 11 is NOT the correct solution, as you cannot explain why you skipped 4-7 when clearly the pattern in the first three llines showed an increase of 1 for both numbers. They may as well have put 100 + 103 = ? and you still would have to get 10400 using the formula!
Agree, but given the information , I would tilt towards the 1st solution as more logical and have a pattern. Individual additions can be get the answers. I agree to your point as well on skipping the in-between numbers, but given the same, what would you do?
Other answers are available. One is to express the answers in descending bases. Start at base 6, 1+4 = 5. Then base 5, 7->12. Then base 4, 9->21, then base 3 when 19-> 201
8 + 11 = 19. The middle two equations are incorrect. What do I win?
Hi , I am sorry I dint follow. which two equations are incorrect.
@@twentytwocube 2 + 5 =/= 12, and 3 + 6 =/= 21 (or in regular language: two plus five does not equal twelve, and three plus six does not equal twenty-one)
@@IusedtohaveausernameIliked hahaha, got it 🙂. But please assume they are correct for this problem, to find the logic behind that.
@@twentytwocube 96
took about 20 seconds to get the first answer
It’s 40
That is correct.
The most simple answer:
8+11=19 (I don't care that someone got the other last two lines wrong, that's not my problem).
That's a good way to not get into this.
96