#20. Pattern Recognition Brain Teaser — The Empty Triangle

Please enjoy this brain teas­er com­pli­ments of puz­zle mas­ter Wes Carroll.

The Emp­ty Triangle

Pattern Recognition Test - Empty Triangle

Ques­tion:
Which fig­ure should be placed in the emp­ty triangle?

This puz­zle works your exec­u­tive func­tions in your frontal lobes by using your pat­tern recog­ni­tion, hypoth­e­sis test­ing, and log­ic. Let us know how you do!

ANSWER:

3

SOLUTION:

The top num­ber minus the bot­tom left-hand num­ber is mul­ti­plied by the bot­tom right-hand num­ber to give the num­ber inside the triangle.

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