Fancy yourself a bit of a math whizz? Then perhaps you'll be able to figure out this new puzzle that's been leaving social media users confused.
Every now and then, an enigmatic puzzle crops up to the utter confusion of the internet. And now, a triangle-based math question is making the rounds again after it was posted online some years back by journalist Jitesh Pillai.
Think you can work it out?The thing is, it looks deceptively simple, and yet no one can agree on an answer! In fact, the answers that people have shared so far are... varied, to say the least.
One person seemed to think there was a grand total of one triangle:
Another Twitter user went a step further, noting that they could only see two whole triangles in the puzzle.
A different person knew there were more than just a couple of triangles - but still only managed to land on four. Still, onwards and upwards.
The user also accompanied their answer with the following insult to those who didn't arrive at their (false) answer: "ITS 4 YALL ARE DUMB DUMB STUPID HEADS. [sic]"
Charming!
And yet, according to another Twitter user, there are actually five triangles.
In contrast, yet another puzzle amateur worked out that there were six triangles.
And it went on, with what feels like every number under the sun being claimed as the final answer. Eventually, the guesses reached the 20s, with one person sharing: "I got 20."
One person even got as far as 27, stating: "I counted every corner in the drawing."
But apparently, the actual answer to the math question is - drumroll please - 18. So, less than 27 - but a lot more than one!
One person was even kind enough to share how they managed to work it out, which, personally, I find more confusing than the actual drawing.
They wrote: "The simplest way to find is to Use permutation & combination. 4C2 + 4C2 +4C2=6+6+6=18."
In any case, let us all applaud those who were smart enough to work out the right answer...
Did you manage to work out the correct number of triangles? Let us know in the comments!
