Some people love math and other people hate it. It doesn’t matter which category you happen to fall in, you will struggle when it comes to solving this puzzle.

Math puzzles do not need to be difficult but sometimes, even a simple solution will remain elusive. In fact, the vast majority of everyone who tries to solve this puzzle is going to fail.

As you look at this puzzle, it may make sense at first but very soon, it will start to look a little strange. You might even wonder how anyone could add up numbers so simply and get them so wrong.

By the time you get down to the last number, you might wonder where to go from here. A simple 5+8 is going to equal 13, but obviously, that is not the solution to this problem.

Sometimes, it helps to think outside of the box and to try to resolve something without looking at it too closely. In this case, it is going to be more problem-solving than logical thinking, does that help?

We are about to share the answer to this problem with you. Make sure that you have tried your best before you look at the solution.

The answer is 34. How do we come up with that answer?

Each line, starting with the second line is going to be the sum of the equation plus the number from the line above. For example, 2+5=7.

7+5 = 12.

By the time you get to the final line, you have 5+8=13. 13+21=34.