When digital databases get involved
And for those who enjoy more technical puzzles, there are even reasoning methods that use base changes (base 5, base 4, base 3, etc.). The result: answers like 111 or 1101, perfectly coherent in their logic, but confusing at first glance.
So, what is the correct answer?
The most honest answer? There isn’t just one. It all depends on the rule you choose to apply. And that’s precisely what makes this problem so fascinating: it doesn’t exist to trick you, but to make you think.
Whether you found 45, 34, 32 or some other value, the essential thing is elsewhere: your brain has worked, explored, tested, doubted… and that is already a victory in this challenge of mathematical logic.
So, what answer did you get without looking at the solutions?
