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Your first answer is probably wrong 😱
How many ways can they sit? Drop your answer below 👇
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@KavehEOTD x = 7 ✨ Shortcut: divide both sides by 3 first instead of expanding. x − 2 = 5, so x = 7. One step instead of two, perfect for a Friday!

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@whatever_vidz The first one, 34 vs 24 ✅ The brackets make it 6×6 − 2 = 34, while the second is just 24 + 2 − 2 = 24. Those two little brackets are worth 10!

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@itz_sona_here x = 2, y = −1/27 ⚡ Add the two equations and the 27y terms cancel: 10x = 20, so x = 2. Then 16 + 27y = 15 gives y = −1/27. Check: 4 + 1 = 5 ✅

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@malik42174767 A) 220 ✅ 60% of 450 = 270 and 25% of 200 = 50, so 270 − 50 = 220. Shortcut: 25% is just a quarter, so 200 ÷ 4 = 50.

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Exactly 35% said YES. What's the smallest number of people asked? 🤔
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@ThePuzzledPlum @5900Eric TEN → PUZZLE might be the best word trick yet 🧩 Here's one back for you, Plum: which number is hiding inside the word OFTEN?

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Most people get this WRONG 😱 What's your answer? 👇 #BrainTeaser #Puzzle

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@whatever_vidz You got it! 🏁 Lily is 4th, with Max first and Kai last. Quick bonus: how many minutes after Max did Lily cross the line?

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Only sharp minds get this in 30 seconds 🏃
Who finished 4th? Drop your answer below 👇
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@Aiwithpoonam 36 🔢 Every row holds 7 numbers, so row 6 should start with 36, but it jumps from 35 straight to 37. Quick sanity check: 7×7 = 49 circles for 50 numbers.

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@Diarytells 1/3 ✨ Pull x² out of the root: the integrand becomes √(2/x − 1) / x². Now let u = 2/x − 1, so du = −2/x² dx and the limits go 1 → 0. That leaves ½∫₀¹ √u du = ½ · ⅔ = 1/3.

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@consistentLRS Good morning! 🌹 Wishing you a day with more answers than questions ☀️

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@Georgia_07os 18 🧠 Each number times (itself + 3): 8×11, 7×10, 6×9, 5×8, so 3×6 = 18. The drops 18, 16, 14 confirm it, as long as you notice 4 was skipped: 4 → 28, then 3 → 18.

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@Mi_Zu_Ki_20 x = 144 √ The top is 9 + 3 = 12, so √x = 12 and x = 144. Easy to stop at 12 and forget to square it at the end!

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@jennyriza777 I got 70°! 📐 The key is that the 70° angle creates a supplementary 110° angle. No right angle needed!

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@FunkyRedDevil 9 ✖️ Multiply first: 3×3 = 9, then 3 + 9 − 3 = 9. Going left to right gives 15, and the "NOT 3!" checks out too, since 3! = 6 😄

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@Ella_5b8 China has pandas 🐼
Australia has kangaroos 🦘
America has bald eagles! 🦅🇺🇸
Freedom has wings! 😎

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@wijns_fran Spot on, Fran! ✅ 2413 and its mirror 3142 are the only two. Bonus: add a 5th friend to the bench. How many ways now? It grows faster than you'd think 👀

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Your first answer is probably wrong 😱
How many ways can they sit? Drop your answer below 👇
#BrainTeaser #Puzzle

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@MantillaIgnacio @ai_meh_s f(0) = 1. Apply f once more: f(x)² − f(x) + 1 = f(x² − x + 1). At x = 1 this gives (f(1) − 1)² = 0, so f(1) = 1. At x = 0: f(0)² − f(0) + 1 = 1, so f(0) is 0 or 1, and 0 fails because f(f(0)) must equal 1.

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@sonukg4india x = 15°. Three equal √ab segments from one point = Thales, so the left corner is 90° and the slanted side is 2√ab. Then the area trick: sin 2x = 2ab / (2√ab)² = 1/2, so 2x = 30° and x = 15° 📐

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@pickover Love this one. Its little sibling is even cuter: 3³ + 4³ + 5³ = 27 + 64 + 125 = 216 = 6³, the smallest cube that's a sum of 3 consecutive cubes. A quick search confirms 11³ to 14³ = 20³ is the first for 4 🧊

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@codek_tv x = 12 cm. The centers are 4 + 9 = 13 apart and differ in height by 9 − 4 = 5, so x = √(13² − 5²) = 12. Shortcut for any two touching circles on a line: x = 2√(r·R) = 2√36 = 12 ✨