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Brain Teaser: Find The Missing Number In This Maths Puzzle?

Brain Teaser: Find The Missing Number In This Maths Puzzle? can be solved only if you have a vigil mind with a penchant for solving puzzles. You can solve this matchstick equation with logical reasoning. Let us find out if we can solve this brain teaser within 15 secs.

by Geetha Narasimman

Updated Aug 06, 2022

Brain Teaser: Find The Missing Number In This Maths Puzzle?

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Can You Find The Missing Number In This Maths Puzzle?

Brain teasers are an interesting form of a puzzle that needs thinking to solve. Brain teasers make you think out of the box and exploit all the potential of your mind. One of the most recent brain teasers that have been trending on social media and boggling many minds is ‘ Find The Missing Number In This Maths Puzzle?'

Let us first have a look at what this puzzle is

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Answer To Can You Find The Missing Number In This Maths Puzzle

If you are still trying to get the answer to this, we have a hint for you, there are a few different solutions and all you need to know is basic maths to get the equations right. Let us now see the solutions and its explanation.

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The method to find the answer for this puzzle is very easy. You only have to subtract the first two numbers horizontally and multiply them with 2 to get the following number in the row. Here the method is

(15-7)x2 =16 :- Here, 15-7=8 and 8x2=16

Thus, (7-3)x2=8:- 7-3=4 and 4x2+8

Like this, the equation to solve this will be (8-3)x2. This means 8-3=5 and 5x2=10.

So the missing number in this puzzle is 10

The picture given below will make you understand better this solution.

The new equation is (8-3)x2=10

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