A puzzle about hens laying eggs has been taking the internet by storm after netizens pointed out just how confusing it gets.

Though the puzzle below may seem like a no-brainer at first, it isn’t that easy to solve once you start thinking about the solution and the process of solving it too much.

Give it a try and let us know what number you’ve come up with!

Is your answer 12? Or is it 24 perhaps? Either way, we’re sorry to tell you you’re wrong. If you want to give it another go, now is the chance – otherwise, feel free to scroll down to see the correct answer!

The answer to this puzzle is 48. If 3 hens lay 3 eggs in 3 days, that means that 12 hens lay 48 eggs in 12 days.

To get to the solution, it is best if you make the original statement easier for you. Since 3 hens lay 3 eggs in 3 days, this means that 1 hen lays 1 egg in 3 days.

If well follow the simplified statement, this would mean that 1 hen lays 4 eggs (4 x 1) in 12 days (3 x 4). If we have 12 hens and 12 days, this means that we get 12 x 4 (48) eggs in the end.

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