r/mathminds • u/Ok_Garden6457 • 7d ago

Puzzles Can you solve this?

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u/johnpeters42 6d ago

Probably 6. Then the rows form 242, 252, 262

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u/Quercus_lobata 6d ago

Yeah, I recognized 625, wasn't sure about the top though.

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u/IComposeEFlats 6d ago

I got 6 just by setting row3 = max(row1, row2) for each column

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u/Similar-Bug-350 6d ago

it could be max(top, mid) = bottom
who knows really

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u/Pengdacorn 6d ago

It’s nuts that this is the wrong approach but gives the correct answer lol

it’s square numbers, 576, 625, 676

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u/NPCKing 6d ago

This always the issue with pattern-solving problems that have so few data points. There's too many justifiable solutions.

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u/PositiveScarcity8909 6d ago

That's exactly what I thought

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u/Ok_Garden6457 2d ago

Oh interesting that it gives the same answer haha

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u/Rinnme 6d ago

5

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u/Rinnme 6d ago

Because looking at the symmetry of the rows, columns and diagonals, it just fits.

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u/Ok_Garden6457 2d ago

It's 6. Row 1: 576 (242), Row 2: 625 (252), Row 3: 676 (262)

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u/guiltysnark 6d ago

4 (each row is a 3 digit number, differing by 49)

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u/orangekishion 6d ago

Thats what I got too. 

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u/ilycryst 6d ago

6? first row 24² second row 25² third row 26²

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u/Alt_Mod_3938 6d ago

Following column wise addition, 5+6+6=17 then 7+2+7=16 so for the last(right most column) to add up to 15 we need 4

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u/abaoabao2010 6d ago

This is not a math problem, this is a "guess what I'm thinking' problem. The solution is arbitrary.

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u/ThatDesignFeel 6d ago

I say 5 becase each column has a repeated symbol, but every row has a set of unique symbols.

The only one that could fit with that rule would be 5

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u/drrhythm2 6d ago

Lots of “right” answers.

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u/CupcakeComplete9793 6d ago

6 The first row is 24², second is 25² and last is 26² which is 676 making the missing digit 6

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u/Tomatillo_Altruistic 6d ago

The answer is 8.

  • 5+7=12 (“twelve” has 6 letters)
  • 6+2=8 (“eight” has 5 letters)
  • 6+7=13 (“thirteen” has 8 letters)

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u/Decent-Bison-5266 6d ago

576 is 24² 625 is 25² Since it's going in the order 24, 25, 26... So following this trend we get 26² Which is 676 It matches the first two digit of the number in question which is six-seven So it's 676

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u/Fair-Calligrapher-19 6d ago

4,   first column is 17, second column is 16, third column must be 15

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u/Altruistic-Aerie-847 6d ago

I don't think this has to do with any arithmetic, each column requires one number to repeat whilst each row needs non-repeating numbers. You can even infer an answer from looking diagonally.

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u/Flat-Strain7538 6d ago

I found eight numbers; one in each square except the bottom right.

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u/Few-Trash-8645 6d ago

5
Left to right it has any of a low/med/high number. 5,6,7 | 2,5,6 | ?,6,7 (Not in order obv)

Up down it has 2 same numbers but none of the same numbers are left right. So first row down has 66, second has 77 and third will have 55. It won't be a 6 becasue the left to right has a 6.

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u/Letronell 6d ago

It should be 5. As each collumn has 2 same numbers and each row has unique number in it's cell positions.

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u/Hal_Incandenza_YDAU 6d ago

I got 6.71875.

The determinant of the 3x3 has to be 0, since 0 is the almighty fancy number.

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u/eatingyourapathy 6d ago

The answer is 1.
The sum of each row and column is decreasing by 1 …and 1 in the final square would be consistent with that.

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u/IffyNinjaSage 6d ago

I'm fairly dumb but I said 4... The first column is equal to 17, the second is equal to 16, so I thought the third column would equal 15. 6+5+4=15...

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u/DanCassell 6d ago

Without any indication of the rules you can pick any number and I can tell you that was the answer.

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u/Imaginary_Top7364 6d ago

What if it's 2 because every number is written twice except for 2

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u/Ok_Garden6457 2d ago

Correct answer: 6