Thread: Can you find the second solution to this simple math problem?

The first answer is easy but there is a second way to solve it which requires thinking outside of the box.

Can you figure it out what the final answer is in both equations?

40

Orange

Eleventy seven.

Groucho Marx

Originally Posted by boontito

40

Yes that is the obvious one, but there is a second answer that is also correct, it takes more than just addition.

Its a math problem that has two legitimate answers but they are different.

96

Bear tracks

Originally Posted by Ian Jeffrey

96

Blah, you ruined it on the first page.

Lets see if they can guess how you got it though.

Originally Posted by boontito

40

Originally Posted by Spookycolt

Yes that is the obvious one, but there is a second answer that is also correct, it takes more than just addition.

Its a math problem that has two legitimate answers but they are different.

How the ford is 40 the "obvious" answer?

The two "obvious" answers are 19 and 96.