This Maths Riddle Is Harder Than You Think - Can You Solve it Without Cheating?

Nov 16, 2017

This maths riddle may seem simple but it has been driving the internet wild! You have to really remember your maths rules in order to solve it. Over 60% of 20-somethings in Japan didn't get the correct answer so take your time and think about it before you answer. 

Think you have the answer? If you got to 3, 7 or 9, you are not alone but, you are not correct! In order to correctly solve this, you need to use an arithmetic 'order of operations' known as PEMDAS which stands for "Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction". 

That means, you first have to solve the division part (3÷1/3) which works out to 9 then add the 1 and finally subtract the 9 which leaves us with 1! 

So the correct answer is 1! 

Did you figure it out? 

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