98% Of Engineers Won't Answer This In < 2 Minutes! Try!

Kaustubh Katdare · 2013-01-29T19:17:04+00:00

Here's a simple puzzle I stumbled upon and I'm quite sure that the majority of the engineers, who're supposed to be strong at basic mathematics (and logic and reasoning) won't be able to answer this within 2 minutes. But you should give it a try. Set the timer to 2 minutes before you attempt! If you get the answer, just post the answer in following format: Your Answer: ___ Time required to crack the problem: ___ Minutes. Don't spoil the fun for others, alright?

98% Of Engineers Won't Answer This In < 2 Minutes! Try!

Kaustubh Katdare

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Updated: Oct 26, 2024

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Here's a simple puzzle I stumbled upon and I'm quite sure that the majority of the engineers, who're supposed to be strong at basic mathematics (and logic and reasoning) won't be able to answer this within 2 minutes. But you should give it a try.

Set the timer to 2 minutes before you attempt!

If you get the answer, just post the answer in following format:

Your Answer: ___
Time required to crack the problem: ___ Minutes.

Don't spoil the fun for others, alright?

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Anoop Kumar

Member • Jan 29, 2013

Your Answer:80
Time required to crack the problem: ~50 sec

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rahul69

Member • Jan 29, 2013

Your Answer:80
Time required to crack the problem:~20 sec

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viveikkr

Member • Jan 29, 2013

Your Answer:80
Time required to crack the problem:>30 sec

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Ramani Aswath

Member • Jan 29, 2013

Answer:80: Time taken: 50secs
Not a very great time. Should have been much less.
Took me 5 minutes to find a way to monitor time on my ancient phone.

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PuneetVerma

Member • Jan 30, 2013

80.. Time taken less than 20 seconds...

or
you can say less than typing

80.. Time taken less than 20 seconds...

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lal

Member • Jan 30, 2013

Answer: 80
Time required to crack the problem: 1 Minute.

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zaveri

Member • Jan 30, 2013

Answer: 80

time required : 1 minute 11 seconds.

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ErAnushka

Member • Jan 30, 2013

Answer is 40 😀 Time: 3 minutes 😀

if the number is odd then multiply both numbers and multiply the answer with 5, and if it's even then add them and then multiply with 5.
for 1+1, 1 is odd:
1x1 = 1 now multiplying 5x1 = 5 hence the answer.

for 2+2, 2 is even:
2+2 = 4 now multiply with 5: 4x5 = 20 hence the answer.

for 3+3, 3 is odd:
3x3 = 9, now multiply with 5: 9x5 = 45 hence the answer.

using this logic:

4+4, 4 is even:
4+4 = 8, now multiply with 5: 8x5 = 40 hence the answer.

Am I right? or 80 is the real answer 😀 ?

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ErAnushka

Member • Jan 30, 2013

Wait, the answer could be 80 if we use the same method as I did for odd numbers 😀 Or it could be 40, too 😀

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Anoop Kumar

Member • Jan 30, 2013

Here is my logic.
(n+n)^2 + n*n = (2n)^2 + n*n = 4n^2+n^2 = 5n^2.

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ErAnushka

Member • Jan 30, 2013

ianoop
Here is my logic.
(n+n)^2 + n*n = (2n)^2 + n*n = 4n^2+n^2 = 5n^2.
Perfect! 😀
5n^2 👍

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Yournished

Member • Feb 4, 2013

Your Answer: 80
Time required to crack the problem: 30 secs

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bithamang

Member • Feb 28, 2013

my answer is 80.Time taken to crack the problem =1 minute

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soni.sapan

Member • Mar 4, 2013

80 would be the answer.. I think 80% of engg have already solved😁

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aakash.kaasina

Member • Mar 28, 2013

answer => 80...time taken is 1 minute
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jaspal rautela

Member • Mar 28, 2013

answer =80...
time taken is 50 second...

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Rising star

Member • Apr 21, 2013

80
time taken is: 55 sec

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sainandan

Member • Jul 3, 2013

80
time 👍 taken:55sec

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mail154

Member • Jul 27, 2013

ans 80
time taken 19 sec

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mail154

Member • Jul 27, 2013

98% of the engineers wouldn't solve dear good admin?..look above big k 100% of CRAZY ENGINEERS would solve it when even i am able to solve.. 😀 😀

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Prashanth Raj

Member • Aug 15, 2013

Kaustubh Katdare
Here's a simple puzzle I stumbled upon and I'm quite sure that the majority of the engineers, who're supposed to be strong at basic mathematics (and logic and reasoning) won't be able to answer this within 2 minutes. But you should give it a try.

Set the timer to 2 minutes before you attempt!

If you get the answer, just post the answer in following format:

Your Answer: ___
Time required to crack the problem: ___ Minutes.

Don't spoil the fun for others, alright?
80-111sec............

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kheerthi chandru

Member • Aug 16, 2013

Your Answer: 80
Time required to crack the problem: <10 sec

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Anoop Kumar

Member • Aug 16, 2013

mail154
98% of the engineers wouldn't solve dear good admin?..look above big k 100% of CRAZY ENGINEERS would solve it when even i am able to solve.. 😀 😀

Check this self explanatory stat of this thread:

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Nayan Goenka

Member • Aug 16, 2013

ianoop
Check this self explanatory stat of this thread:

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Do you think people who solved more than 2 min will reply!!

do you really think that 867 people even attempted to solve the question in the first place? they came, they saw and they moved on.

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Sarathkumar Chandrasekaran

Member • Aug 16, 2013

To be honest I couldnt find the answer.Please post the correct answer #-Link-Snipped-#

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Kaustubh Katdare

Administrator • Aug 16, 2013

I'm certainly not challenging anyone. 😀

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Alok mishra

Member • Sep 24, 2013

80
67 sec

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Sarathkumar Chandrasekaran

Member • Sep 24, 2013

ans:80
time:20sec

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Neda Hashmi

Member • Oct 7, 2013

80. 24sec

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micheal john

Member • Nov 18, 2013

what is the correct answer?

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Dhayalan.S

Member • Nov 18, 2013

your answer 80
time taken 23 sec

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yogi.bharadwaj

Member • Nov 19, 2013

Answer: 60
Time required to crack the problem: 45 sec

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Igneta D'Souza

Member • Nov 27, 2013

👎80😐

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ogundele kehinde samuel

Member • Dec 10, 2013

The answer is 85.

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madhu27

Member • Dec 18, 2013

80.......in less than 1 min.

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jeshukb09

Member • Dec 27, 2013

80 😀

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