Only people with a high IQ can solve this math puzzle in 15 seconds – so how long will it take YOU?
- This fruity brain teaser can determine if you’re a smart mathematician
- But only the sharpest minds can figure it out in 15 seconds
A fruity brainteaser taking the internet by storm claims it can determine if you’re a high-IQ mathematician.
The puzzle needs to be solved in just 15 seconds to prove your intelligence, so set a timer and put your skills to the test.
If you put three mangoes together, the total of the first row is 15. Then one mango and two pears is 23, and a pineapple and two pears equals 21.
So what would a mango, a pear and a pineapple total? Only the sharpest minds can get it in a flash – so how long will it take?
Only the sharpest minds can figure out this tricky brainteaser
To solve the riddle, you just need to determine the value of each fruit.
So if three mangoes add up to 15, that means each mango equals five.
To calculate the value of a pear in the second row, first subtract five (for the apple) from the total of 23.
This means that two pears equal 18 – so each pear is worth nine.
In the third line, you now know that the two pears add up to 18. So if there are two, the remaining pineapple should be valued at three to get a total of 23.
This will take you to the last line. If the apple is valued at five, the pineapple at three, and the pear at nine, you get a grand total of 17.
Simple right? But do you have it in less than 15 seconds?