Do you think you’ll be the one to solve this?

Most people get it wrong

At the same time, even the most basic math can be forgotten when you don’t practice. With that in mind, we could leave the regular puzzles aside for a second to try to refresh the basic skills you learned back in school.

For this problem, it’s essential to remember the order of operations while having a good eye for detail. It’s not an easy task – and according to most sites online, most people get it wrong on their first try.

Can you figure out the solution?

Time to use that head of yours.

Yeah, it’s not that simple, but as I said, not even 50% get it right at first.

ANSWER: 

Was one of your answers 40?

Then you are right!!

1 + 4 = 5

2 + 5 (+ previous result of 5) = 12

3 + 6 (+ previous result of 12) = 21

8 + 11 (+ previous result of 21) = 40

But there’s a second answer, too!

Did you guess 96? Then you’re still correct!

1 x 5 + 1 = 5

2 x 5 + 2 = 12

3 x 6 + 3 = 21

8 x 11 + 8 = 96

Did you get either of these answers the first time you tried it?