Only A Few People Can Solve This: Are You Smart Enough To Pass This Math Test?

May 10, 2019 by apost team

Everyone is constantly trying to find ways to improve quality of life. People try to maximize their health by eating certain diets and working out, but in their quest for the perfect body, people forget the most important thing of all - the mind.

If you want to age as gracefully as possible, it's just as important to exercise your brain as it is your body. The best way to do that is to keep the mind active through puzzles and tests of focus, just like the one you'll find below.

The math question below is a tricky one. It seems like everyone who's seen it comes up with a different answer.

So take a look at the equation below and try and come up with a solution.

Does it match one of the four possible answers listed in the image below?

apost.com

Did you come up with an answer? Don't hurry, make sure to take your time and come up with the best answer you can find!

If you're sure you've come up with the correct answer, scroll down for the solution!

Drumroll please... the correct answer is... A: 12!

Did you guess right? Here's why A is the correct answer:

If you go back to your school days, you'll remember that multiplication comes first in the order of operations. That's why the first equation you have to solve is:

3 x 3 = 9 

The equation you're left with is:

3 + 9 - 3 + 3 = ?

This equation is much simpler. It's pretty easy to solve - the answer is 12.

Did you pick A, the correct answer? Let us know in the comments and pass this along to your friends and family to see what answer they get to this tricky math problem!