This riddle was posted to Facebook with the claim that only one in a thousand will figure it out. What do you think the answer is?
22 ร 22 = 16
33 ร 33 =?
8 + 11 = ?It has gone viral on Facebook and the internet with millions of views as people have debated the correct answer.
That is: aa ร aa โ (a + a)(a + a)
This procedure matches the pattern of the puzzle:
11 ร 11 โ (1 + 1)(1 + 1) = 4
22 ร 22 โ (2 + 2)(2 + 2) = 16
And it suggests the answer of 36.
33 ร 33 โ (3 + 3)(3 + 3) = 36