'Genius level IQ' needed to solve maths puzzle in just five seconds

With the weekend over, many will still be feeling groggy at the start of a new week and one brainteaser may be able to give your brain a much-needed waking up.

While some people flourished in maths class in their school days, it was a dreaded subject for others, but this number themed puzzle can be tried out by anyone. Keeping your mind active by completing puzzles has been proven to boost important cognitive skills like memory, so why not take the time to brush up on your counting skills while exercising your brain.

This IQ question requires you to think quickly while focusing to succeed, reports the Mirror. For an extra challenge, those with a high intelligence are said to be the only ones who can solve it in five seconds.

How intelligent are you? Let's find out.

Question

You are presented with a maths problem which asks you to find the value of 14 + 14. At the top of image, there is a clue which states 11 + 11 equal to four, and 12 + 12 makes six, plus 13 + 13 totals eight. This key will help you figure out the answer to 14 + 14.

So visually, it should look like:

• 11+11=4

• 12+12=6

• 13+13=8

• 14+14=?

Study the sums carefully and get your analytical and logical thinking cap on. Your time starts now! You have five seconds on the clock.

Have you figured it out? If you're still struggling, scroll down for the answer and explanation, but consider this to be a spoiler warning.

Answer

After examining the pattern, if you notice that 11 + 11 = 4, this translates to 2 + 2 = 4. Similarly if we follow this pattern then 14 + 14 becomes 5 + 5 = 10.

Did you manage to solve the puzzle? If you're eager to try more problem solving, this tennis brainteaser challenges you to spot the broken strings in less than one minute. Another visual puzzle tasks takers to spot the animals hidden in the tree.

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