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Only 1 in 10 people get this puzzle right… Can you solve it too?
Brain teasers have a funny way of making us feel confident… before they completely fool us.
At first glance, this puzzle seems incredibly simple. A few onions, a chicken, and some basic math – what could go wrong?
But surprisingly, many people get the final answer wrong because they forget an important math rule.
Let’s break it down step by step and see if you got it right.
Step 1: Solve the Onion Equation
The puzzle starts with:
Onion × Onion = 9
To find the value of an onion, we ask:
What number multiplied by itself equals 9?
The answer is:
3 × 3 = 9
So:
✅ One onion = 3
Step 2: Solve the chicken equation
Next, we see:
Chicken + Chicken = 20
Since both chickens are equal, we divide 20 by 2:
20 ÷ 2 = 10
So:
✅ One chicken = 10
Step 3: The final puzzle
Now comes the hard part:
Onion + Chicken × Onion
Substitute the values we already found:
3 + 10 × 3
This is where many people rush and give the wrong answer.