Fun Maths Question – Pool Ball Puzzle

Question :

Refer to the picture above
Select 3 balls from the 8 balls and put them into the 3 white circles
such that the sum of the numbers equals 30.

Which 3 balls to choose ?   [ Scroll down for the answer  ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answer :

Choose Ball 9, Ball 11 and Ball 13.

Explanation :

The trick is to rotate Ball 9 to form ‘6’ instead, hence

6 + 11 + 13 = 30

The question is tricky but fun to play along to test our ability to see things from a different angle.  😉

Ok, we admit that the question is not entirely Maths related, it is
just a warm up for the following Real maths questions.

Can you calculate how many ice-cream sticks there are initially ?

Maths does not only consist of addition, subtraction, multiplication,
division.

Test your ability to identify number pattern and figure out the
next number in the series of numbers.

The 4 hikers bridge math problem is both Maths and IQ question.

Can you help the 4 hikers to cross the bridge safely in 17 minutes or less ?

Let us now combine Maths and Logic together. Among the 6
statements, which statement is false ? In addition, count the
number of men, women and children at the party.

Well done on solving all the above fun Maths questions. Time for a break.

Try to spot the panda in each of the 10 pictures, click on the following picture to begin.

Since you have successfully completed all the above questions,
it’s time to reward you and reveal a secret way of
calculating someone’s age using their handphone number.
Shhh……., let’s keep it a secret…..