Wow! I can't believe most people got that wrong. 3² + 4² = 5² has got to be the most common equation used when teaching the Pythagorean theorem in school. I think a lot of the people who answered 16 just weren't paying close enough attention to the phrasing of the question and thought 4 and 4 were the <b>two numbers</b> referred to.

Wow! I can't believe most people got that wrong. 3² + 4² = 5² has got to be the most common equation used when teaching the Pythagorean theorem in school. I think a lot of the people who answered 16 just weren't paying close enough attention to the phrasing of the question and thought 4 and 4 were the *two numbers* referred to.

I think most people just don’t care about understanding much of anything and settling in at maybe 3rd grade math is all that matters.

Ngl i though it was talking about square roots

Ngl i though it was talking about square roots

@Michael Pohoreski that is not correct. A square number is just the result of a number being multipled by it self. Hence square, like finding the area of a SQUARE that's got two equal lenghts.

a*a=a^2, hence a^2 is a square number

The definition you are providing is defining the "perfect squares"

People forget math the second they graduate

People forget math the second they graduate

Stop giving excuses to the audience … the question was clear as crystal

Stop giving excuses to the audience … the question was clear as crystal

Schools don’t TEACH the Pythagorean theorem.  They TELL it, but that’s not the same.

Schools don’t TEACH the Pythagorean theorem.  They TELL it, but that’s not the same.

Yeah the phrasing is important, i admit watching this it took me towards 16 too because Yeah i admit i was thinking about it in the sense that 16 = 4 *4 which is 2+2 * 2+2  and i have seen weird things on this shiw that seem like they should just be products but are treated in such a way

@Michael Pohoreski Depending on definition of smaller: 0^2 + (-k)^2 = k^2 will work for any k.

I mean, let's just be honest:  How many people use this kind of math in their day-to-day lives beyond school?  You can't tell me with a straight face that the Pythagorean theorem is commonly used, let alone known by heart, by the average Joe.  Knowledge that isn't frequently used tends to be lost over time.

Ya and most people haven’t heard that since they were in highschool because it’s useless

Ya and most people haven’t heard that since they were in highschool because it’s useless

yes 3,4,5 are all in a pythagorean triplet

yes 3,4,5 are all in a pythagorean triplet

The very vast majority of human poplua have no zero use for these equations so it's no surprise at all

@Michael Pohoreski Jesus Christ this isn't a maths class

@Michael Pohoreski Jesus Christ this isn't a maths class

Ooooooh that's weird I thought it was adding the squares like adding 4+4 not 4²+4²

Ooooooh that's weird I thought it was adding the squares like adding 4+4 not 4²+4²

I answered 25 because 9 + 16 = 25 which is 3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2

I answered 25 because 9 + 16 = 25 which is 3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2

Wow! I can't believe what a pompous dick you are!

Oh wait, yes I can, this is the internet.

@Michael Pohoreski haha. I presume you are someone into math.
Besides as a reply to your original reply, we as viewers have the privilege of being able to read the question as many times, whenever we like. The audience however only just listened to the question once. The host should have read the question again with the options at least so that they could have had a better go at understanding the question or respecting the other options after finding the first option as a good  in whatever logic they found right. I have the deepest sympathy for the person losing the 15k dollars as I have done greater blunders even on topics I have profound knowledge on because of human factors.

Anyways, should the reader get confused, real numbers are out of consideration coz we can always find two such numbers whose sum of squares equal to any perfect square or any number for that matter. So all options would be trivially correct.

@BELLIGERENT APJ Exercise left for the reader. /s =P

@BELLIGERENT APJ Exercise left for the reader. /s =P

@Michael Pohoreski you left out rational and real numbers before you went on to complex. :)

@StaticBlaster what you're stating is kids maths. It's like teaching someone 1+3=4

@StaticBlaster what you're stating is kids maths. It's like teaching someone 1+3=4

@Biswajit Bhattacharjee • 15 Years ago stop with what? 3-4-5 triangles are common in math. Now what you need to do is get a life. I posted all that a month ago.

@StaticBlaster stop with all of that it's just a very lame maths question

@StaticBlaster stop with all of that it's just a very lame maths question

4² + 0² = 16 <br>So this is also correct right?

4² + 0² = 16
So this is also correct right?

@Michael Pohoreski  you remind me of the apple dude from Good Will Hunting lol

@Michael Pohoreski  you remind me of the apple dude from Good Will Hunting lol

It's an American show. What do you expect lol

It's an American show. What do you expect lol

@NekoMMD bruh It's basic sense which u will never forget in your whole life just like cycling...3²+4²=5²,<br>12²+5²=13² there's much more examples like this We used to solve this in 5th grade, now we are at college

@NekoMMD bruh It's basic sense which u will never forget in your whole life just like cycling...3²+4²=5²,
12²+5²=13² there's much more examples like this We used to solve this in 5th grade, now we are at college

4 and 4 are TWO NUMBERS (which happen to be equal to eachother).

This guy was cheated and should havw sued the show.

How are you surprised? The majority of people don't know the preamble or their constitutional rights, something we all learned in 8th grade. Yet, you're acting surprised that most people don't remember Pythagorean Theorem? Get off your high horse.

@omega-snipe How does this relate at all? If a calculator is the only thing needed for maths then we as a society would be probably way more advanced and wouldn't struggle with a lot of logical problems then.

@omega-snipe  oh I feel hurt now <br>Mama look this guy BuLlIEd me

@omega-snipe  oh I feel hurt now
Mama look this guy BuLlIEd me

We used the pythagorean theorem for like a week in school so i dont think i would remember that

@omega-snipe calculators won't help you much in the question they showed

@omega-snipe calculators won't help you much in the question they showed

Many people would confuse the product and the sum.

Many people would confuse the product and the sum.

3, 4, 5 problems are like the baseline to every Pythagoras problem. And not even that, you frequently get 3, 4, 5 type questions in vector problems and even trigonometry with the 37° and 53° questions. This is what happens when you don't pay attention in math class.

Bro once you leave school and dont use any of this for years you forget

Bro once you leave school and dont use any of this for years you forget

@omega-snipe  And how do you think calculators are made ? <br>But yes I agree learning Math has it's own disadvantages because one of it's many products is the Internet which allows me to see a an utterly stupid comment of an ignorant person

@omega-snipe  And how do you think calculators are made ?
But yes I agree learning Math has it's own disadvantages because one of it's many products is the Internet which allows me to see a an utterly stupid comment of an ignorant person

Because the pythagorean theorum is used in school and never again as an adult, so they forget.

@Dani Tho It's too hard to remember 3, 4, 5 or to calculate 3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2?  No wonder most American kids are stupid at math.

@Michael Pohoreski Elementary school... let's say 6th grade. So you learned this at 12. Someone who is 30 would have had 18 years in between learning that. And the older you are, the further away that information is. There is absolutely no way you can expect someone to remember everything from elementary school. Especially when there's so much to remember on a daily basis.

@Mokshit Sati These are just 2 different methods of deducing that 0^2 cannot be used. It can be used according to the question; but you can deduce it cannot actually be used using two methods.

One of them is your method:
0 + a^2 = x, yet a<x, therefore 0^2 is impossible.

The other one is my method:
0 + a^2 = x, yet that yields x = {16, 25, 32, 48}, and only 1 value of x (one of the answers) can be satisfied, therefore 0^2 is impossible.

@demon in denim 0 cannot be included according to the question both the SQUARES(not their square roots) that are being ADDED should be smaller  then the SUM itself. question says in X1 + X2  = S, only when S>X1 and S>X2
In our case we take X1(any square between 1-7) and X2 = 0 , so X1+0=S  =>  S=X1
Let's satisfy the conditions again
S > X1(False since they are equal) and S> X2 ( true since S>0)
Hope you understand. I took 10 min to make it if not ig you are not a math person

@Mokshit Sati Yes, it was incorrect for me to include 7^2 as it is not a smaller number; but not 0^2. Per the question, 0^2 is allowed because it is smaller. Though after some simple logic, 0^2 is not allowed or else all questions would be correct.

Apart from 7^2, my logic is correct; just cap at 6^2 instead, which skips the elimination of 7^2.

@demon in denim your logic is wrong its says sum of TWO smaller numbers than the answer if you add 0 to 16 (or any of the options ) the answer will be 16  and both of its constituent squares(0 and 16)  are not smaller than it since one of them equals it.

for American people 16>0 = TRUE but 16>16 = FALSE so 0^2 is out of the question since both conditions don't satisfy

@StaticBlaster don't worry bud, 25 is also a pretty common hypotenuse. In vectors 24x + 7y is such a standard question.

@Michael Pohoreski  yeah, when it comes down to it the question is really simple. also i checked again and you actually get the answer by the 5th pair rather than the 6th.

Maybe in your school but in mine 3-4-5 was barely mentioned

Maybe in your school but in mine 3-4-5 was barely mentioned

@demon in denim Yes, it is pretty trivial to reject 0².

The point is that it isn't THAT hard of a problem when you only need to check 2² ... 7², especially that most people (I hope) learnt the common Pythagorean triple 3² + 4² = 5² in elementary school as Jeremy mentioned.

@Michael Pohoreski don't worry about "two smaller square numbers", it can just be deduced that 0^2 is not allowed or else all answers would be correct. and, that phrase isn't clear. all it specifies is that the numbers used are smaller than the number it makes up, which, is obvious. besides, a general knowledge game show like this one wouldn't use 0^2 or negative squares, so the only numbers to consider are 1^2 through to 7^2, giving you 21 possible number pairs. 1^2 can be easily dismissed, as can 7^2. This leaves you with only 10 possible pairs to go through, and if you go upwards from 2^2 you'll get it by the 6th pair, which is 3^2+4^2.

Though in a stressful game show, you won't think of this that easily. you won't be aware of the number of possible combinations (it's inefficient to try and work out and it's unrelated), and you will be thinking of numbers that seem the most appropriate, rather than trying to brute force.

besides, try coming up with that comment in front of a live audience with $15k on the line being recorded on TV for millions to see.

I know how to answer this question, but I attempted to answer it without pausing at first. It was too much pressure and my mind blanked after I remembered pythag theorem and I couldn't discern any of the numbers in my head. But i'm pretty sure i know how to read and think, thank you.

@Michael Pohoreski yep. It's self-explanatory.

@Michael Pohoreski yep. It's self-explanatory.

Unfortunately a few people don’t know how to READ, THINK, or understand DEFINITIONS: i.e. sum of two smaller square numbers.

*A square number is an (non-negative) integer that is the square of an integer* — this rules out all complex or non-integer numbers.

There is also a special case of 0^2 being one of the two terms but that fails the stipulation “sum of two smaller square numbers” since the other term of the two square numbers is not smaller then the initial square number.

Examples:

A) i) 0^2 + 4^2 = 4^2 no, since left 4^2 is not smaller then right 4^2
A) ii) i^2 + (sqrt(17))^2 = 4^2 no, sqrt(17) > 4, plus sqrt(17) is not an integer
A) iii) (sqrt(-2))^2 + (sqrt(18))^2 = 4^2 No
B) i) 0^2 + 5^2 = 5^2 no
B) ii) 3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2 yes
B) iii) (-3)^2 + 4^2 = 5^2 yes
B) iv) 3^2 + (-4)^2 = 5^2 yes
B) v) (-3)^2 + (-4)^2 = 5^2 yes
B) vi) 3^2 + 4^2 = (-5)^2 yes
B) vii) (-3)^2 + 4^2 = (-5)^2 yes
B) viii) 3^2 + (-4)^2 = (-5)^2 yes
B) ix) (-3)^2 + (-4)^2 = (-5)^2 yes
B) vi) i^2 + (sqrt(26))^2 = 5^2 no
C) i) 0^2 + 6^2 = 6^2 no
C) ii) i^2 + (sqrt(37))^2 = 6^2 no
D) i) 0^2 + 7^2 = 7^2 no
D) ii) i^2 + (sqrt(50))^2 = 7^2 no

Unfortunately a few people don’t know how to READ, THINK, or understand DEFINITIONS: i.e. _sum of two smaller square numbers._

**A square number is an (non-negative) integer that is the square of an integer** — this rules out all complex or non-integer numbers.

There is also a special case of 0^2 being one of the two terms but that fails the stipulation “sum of _two smaller_ square numbers” since the other term of the two square numbers is not smaller then the initial square number.

Examples:

A) i) 0^2 + 4^2 = 4^2 no, since left 4^2 is not smaller then right 4^2
A) ii) i^2 + (sqrt(17))^2 = 4^2 no, sqrt(17) > 4, plus sqrt(17) is not an integer
A) iii) (sqrt(-2))^2 + (sqrt(18))^2 = 4^2 No
B) i) 0^2 + 5^2 = 5^2 no
B) ii) 3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2 yes
B) iii) (-3)^2 + 4^2 = 5^2 yes
B) iv) 3^2 + (-4)^2 = 5^2 yes
B) v) (-3)^2 + (-4)^2 = 5^2 yes
B) vi) 3^2 + 4^2 = (-5)^2 yes
B) vii) (-3)^2 + 4^2 = (-5)^2 yes
B) viii) 3^2 + (-4)^2 = (-5)^2 yes
B) ix) (-3)^2 + (-4)^2 = (-5)^2 yes
B) vi) i^2 + (sqrt(26))^2 = 5^2 no
C) i) 0^2 + 6^2 = 6^2 no
C) ii) i^2 + (sqrt(37))^2 = 6^2 no
D) i) 0^2 + 7^2 = 7^2 no
D) ii) i^2 + (sqrt(50))^2 = 7^2 no

Man do you think anyone remembers what they were taught in school? Lol

Man do you think anyone remembers what they were taught in school? Lol

@StaticBlaster yeah if the triangle is 3,4,5 hypotenuse is 5 not 25

@StaticBlaster yeah if the triangle is 3,4,5 hypotenuse is 5 not 25

@StaticBlaster it's is not a common hypotenuse length you mean 5 is a common hypotenuse length

@ohareshairs Nope. I clearly remember in my math classes: trig, pre-calculus, and calculus, 3-4-5 triangles were common.


I'm an effing 4th year Electrical Engineering student, and it took me like 5 minutes to understand and solve the problem, I do not blame the guy.

Seriously, it doesn't matter how 'smart' you are, there's gonna be gaps. It's uncommon, but sometimes I do have trouble understanding what a math problem is trying to describe.

Sure pal<br>4th year civil eng here and took me 10 min to lightly understand the question and I realize it seems like a tricky one

Sure pal
4th year civil eng here and took me 10 min to lightly understand the question and I realize it seems like a tricky one

@LaughingStock55 I am currently studying a course on Electromagnetic Field Theory, and that course seems to emphasise a "pragmatic" approach a lot;<br>in other words, the teacher doesn't care about derivations that much, he just wants us to use the finished formulas for various problems.

@LaughingStock55 I am currently studying a course on Electromagnetic Field Theory, and that course seems to emphasise a "pragmatic" approach a lot;
in other words, the teacher doesn't care about derivations that much, he just wants us to use the finished formulas for various problems.

This is an example of how an elementary math problem can trip up those who have studied advanced mathematics. My sister, an elementary school teacher, knows all kinds of basic facts that I've forgotten. She makes me feel dumb because, although I have a Master's Degree in Finance, she has a much broader knowledge than I do on general subjects, and she often reminds me of this because I can sometimes be an annoying know-it-all.

Yeah, I am about to become a 4th year engineering student myself, and I do sometimes find it a bit tricky to wrap my head around these kinds of questions;<br>it is almost like those phrases that use lots of negatives everywhere, kinda like "nobody was not absent when this video was not playing", so that you have to wade through that jungle of negative statements in order to interpret what it is saying.

Yeah, I am about to become a 4th year engineering student myself, and I do sometimes find it a bit tricky to wrap my head around these kinds of questions;
it is almost like those phrases that use lots of negatives everywhere, kinda like "nobody was not absent when this video was not playing", so that you have to wade through that jungle of negative statements in order to interpret what it is saying.


As an A* A-level Maths student, this is hilarious 🤣

You mean, by american standards. Which is similar to 1st grade in Europe.


I'm surprised only 30% of the audience knew the answer

err when you consider that the were guessing only 5% of them knew XD


From what I saw it was mainly the phrasing that got people more than anything.


I can hardly understand English, because I'm not native speaker. But this native guy can harder.

Михаил Григорян


For those impatient fellows, the answer is B. 25. The square numbers of 16 and 9 can be added to achieve this sum.

@Gamer Yeah, Pythagorean theory is a great way to model this question. It can help prove that it works for 3² + 4² (to make 5²), 5² + 12² (to make 13²) and their multiples.

e.g. 3² + 4² = 5² and its multiples:
        6² + 8² = 10²
        9² + 12² = 15²
        etc.

5² + 12² = 13² and its multiples:
10² + 24² = 26²
15² + 36² = 39²
etc

I doubt answering this will ever get me £16,000, but these are the kind of things a maths nerd like me will happily do for fun lol

@Gamer Yeah, Pythagorean theory is a great way to model this question. It can help prove that it works for 3² + 4² (to make 5²), 5² + 12² (to make 13²) and their multiples.

e.g. 3² + 4² = 5² and its multiples:
        6² + 8² = 10²
        9² + 12² = 15²
        etc.

5² + 12² = 13² and its multiples:
10² + 24² = 26²
15² + 36² = 39²
etc

I doubt answering this will ever get _me_ £16,000, but these are the kind of things a maths nerd like me will happily do for fun lol

Same I assumed the two numbers had to be the same for some reason

@hellion75 So, you're arrested development started before 8th grade, when you should've been able to answer this question. Good to know.

@hellion75 oh boy, now I know why you went to the comments so quick, the question was far too difficult for you, got it.

@Greg Giggie Ah go fuck yourself. And happy new year

@hellion75 you weren't "talking" to anybody. Point stands, you chose to go to the comments and spoil the video for yourself, don't blame someone else for your choice.

@hellion75 then watch the video. Who instructed you to read comments 1st?

Thanks for saving us from having to watch a video we clicked on to watch. 🙄 At least you got to show off your cleverness

I definitely had to mumble the question aloud to myself before I understood what it was asking.

@O0OMega 9 is square because 9 = 3².
Likewise, 16 is square because 16 = 4².
2³ (2 cubed) has nothing to do with the question at all.

@O0OMega 9 and 16 are both square numbers bc they can be obtained by multiplying two of the same numbers. 3*3=9 and 4*4=16. So the question was asking what two square numbers can be added together to get another square number and since 9 and 16 are square numbers and they add to 25, another square number then that is the answer. Hope that helps

I still dont get it, most likely cuz its not my native language, by reading the question im thinking of like 2³+2³ so its 16 and i have no idea why 9 and 16 are square, like doesnt square mean ²?

Now the question makes sense. I was wondering how B could be the answer when its square root isn't a square number.

No, 256 and 81 cannot be added together to achieve 25

@64BitMan In what world is 13 a square number?
What the question is asking is precisely the same as identifying a Pythagorean triple:
3² + 4² = 5²
9 + 16 = 25

@64BitMan In what world is 13 a square number?
What the question is asking is _precisely_ the same as identifying a Pythagorean triple:
3² + 4² = 5²
9 + 16 = 25

Yea it took me abit to understand the question. But it took me about 30 seconds starting from 2*2, 3*3,4*4 then I got it.

@Matt M the question is  SO CLEAR. *sum of smaller square numbers*. there is literally nothing ambiguous

Felipe Gomes You obviously can't assume that. If I tell you that there are two people in the next room who are both shorter than you, do you think to yourself, "Well, if they are both shorter than me, then they must be the same height as each other"? Do you find it tricky to imagine two people of different heights who are both shorter than you?

Lol it was such a easy questions it is the first triangle of Pythagoras theorem which is done in maths in 6 th std

Lol, thanks

I don't understand the question until you explain it 😂

Statement can be true for the other numbers tho... Right?

@Gamer how did you get the keyboard to have numbers on top of numbers like that

@Gamer That's not what the question was asking though. Although it seems similar to Pythagorean theorem. When add the square of two numbers and square root them you get the Pythagorean theorem. But this was asking two find two square numbers that added up to a square, 2^2 + 3^2 = 13.

Thank You. Atleast you know the answer instead of talking shit about others.

@nightdinosaur what I (incorrectly) meant was that x^2 = 2*y^2 has no solution in integers, which is a consequence of the square root of 2 being irrational.

You are correct that I neglected to add “aside from the trivial solution x=y=0”.

@Nick Southam you meant x^2 = 2*(x^2) has no solution? But 0 is a solution

@Simple_City no square number is double another square number. This is a consequence of the fact that the square root of two is irrational.

The "sum" is determined by adding, the "product" means multiplying.

a pythagorean triple a²+b²=c² where a b and c are all integers

The question is worded confusingly but mathematically correct.

Ahh. I thought it had to be the same square number for the sum. I was wondering how any of them could be correct. But I'm the foolish one lol.


I kept thinking the smaller squares needed to be the same and I was like this isn't a thing?


Can't help but think the old maxim of "explain your answer" would've helped him here. You can't answer a maths question on a hunch or what 50% of a random audience think.


I'm doing a Medical Physics course and I can't even answer this


I got it wrong. My brain automatically went to 4^2. This was a classic case of my struggles with word problems and reading Too fast. When I was in school they did not teach word problems well at all.


it took me a lot more time to understand the question itself


Man, the 3 4 5 triangle was ingrained in my brain since 7th Grade when my Math Teacher gave us a preview of High School Trigonometry.

It is a right triangle with one leg of length 3, the other leg of length 4, and a hypotenuse of length 5.

McCarney 420 What is the 3, 4, 5 triangle? Never heard of it before.

McCarney 420 That's what I thought of too.


And the audience applauding "what a good job we did"  :D


The mistake made by both him and the audience was apparently misreading it as something about a square number that's a square of a square. He should have reread the question and read it closely, then it would have been obvious that you're supposed to add together two square numbers. He would have figured it out within seconds.


Even not being a math student i did secure A in my calculus 1 still got that wrong(may be the question was not clear)


It's sad when even the audience sucks at the question

Prince of Determination & Video Mogul Black Star


At this moment, Ryan lost faith in humanity

@rIVerseLive _K,D,M,Z_ it's a City in Germany but he said Heisenberg because Breaking Bad (Series) Reference

This is the moment where Ryan became Heisenberg


Bro I knew the answer before even seeing the options. Literally just the most famous bit of trig; 3^2+4^2=5^2. 9+16=25. Classic Pythagoras


The question could've included "two different square numbers'', based on the question as it is stated people make the assumption that it's referring to two identical square numbers, then there is no two numbers that satisfy those conditions, it's remarkable to me that people must've actually just guessed.


The audience clapping after lmfaooooo 💀💀💀 that was intentional


9+16=25... This is the oldest trick in the book when it comes to learning squares and roots


I honestly didn't understand the question at first. I thought they were asking for the smallest square number.


Ok I get why the guy in the hot seat would have trouble. If you are EXTREMELY nervous it can be hard to do even the simplest tasks that are more than pure memory. However the audience? Really? More than 70% of the American public can't do shit like 3*3 and 4*4???!!!!! You gotta be kidding me...

@Marinus Sommeling bcs they dont care about math and more likely have forgotten wtf a square number or sum even means. its something you will only learn in math class, not in real life because not everyone is going to be an engineer/teacher/mathematician/programmer

@Ruthieal yikes 3 minutes... im from Pakistan and dissapointed

@Ruthieal yikes 3 minutes... im from Pakistan and dissapointed

Yet they know more about the Kardashians... smh

Yet they know more about the Kardashians... smh

BʘʘmBang Because you can't find the solution doesn't mean it's hard

BʘʘmBang Because you can't find the solution doesn't mean it's hard

bananian Oh mate! Do you even know what ‘Calculus’ is ?

bananian Oh mate! Do you even know what ‘Calculus’ is ?

lol yeah even with that amount of time u can get it just by elimination, this doesn't exactly roast the guy but the audience.

Max White I learn that in primary high school. Not elementary school. I cant really blame them

If you said the squared as number multiplied as itself as I dont think we did anthing squared until 8th class imo.

Max White wow... Bayes theorem... Really? Just go ahead and using fucking BPD as well just throw it in there

Half? Not only that more as you cant take only A but also C and D.

Half? Not only that more as you cant take only A but also C and D.

Agreed I was one team captain on a radio quiz when I was 16.... I won my place by being the no1 student in the school but when the tape started to roll I blanked and didnt even remember my team mates names as I was supposed to introduce them! I got 100% of the questions wrong.   Fuck that was embarrassing !

no im really good at maths but i felt the question wasnt too clear .. i kept thought they wanted 2 numbers that are the same and squared that sum up to one of the given answers

If I were in the audience I would have picked the wrong answer too just to shame him. This kid is in fucking college; he should be able to do this in his sleep.

Sunroop Sandhu ikr. I saw the thumbnail and I got it before clicking on it.

Sunroop Sandhu ikr. I saw the thumbnail and I got it before clicking on it.

Max White ifkr! we have this show in my country too and audience poll till date have NEVER been wrong!

largol33t1 Canadians wouldn't know about that ;)

largol33t1 Canadians wouldn't know about that ;)

Welcome to America! And people still wonder why we elected Trump. This should give you a clue.

Well, watch the European version of Millionaire and you'll be shocked at how easy the questions are. My mom badly wants to get on the European show because she said the questions are almost 3rd or 4th grade level! It's ridiculous. All she has to do it get up to the half million Euro question, back out and she still takes home 300,000 Euros, which is probably about $317,000.

That's America, the land of the free they said. And oh, the hamburgers...

That's America, the land of the free they said. And oh, the hamburgers...

Ra'Maj they're obviously tricking that guy

Ra'Maj they're obviously tricking that guy

The first comment from Dylan kills me everytime

The first comment from Dylan kills me everytime

+Sunroop Sandhu Yeah, they might even get that I didn't defend the audience...

+Sunroop Sandhu Yeah, they might even get that I didn't defend the audience...

Max White You would only defend the audience if u found the question hard yourself. Anyone with high school education should know the answer within 10 seconds

Ikr, it's sad enough that the guy himself couldn't get it but even more sad that half the audience couldn't either.

+VR471<br>I don't watch the show, but I think they do have a time limit for the entire "game," and I don't know what happens when that limit runs out.

+VR471
I don't watch the show, but I think they do have a time limit for the entire "game," and I don't know what happens when that limit runs out.

Max White

The audience had a time limit.. and didn't have the question in front of them. So it's perfectly understandable they got it wrong.

The contestant however had the question in front of him, had absolutely no time limit and could have taken all the time he needed to work out the answer, unless he was told otherwise before the recording.

Half of what you said would be right if the contestant had a time limit but he didn't.

They had no reason to think about it. I'd bet most of them just thought "hah, math. I know 16's a square, I'll put that one down.'

Max White they love to hear logical fallacies my friend the us people

Max White they love to hear logical fallacies my friend the us people

Max White how do you know they're American?  how do you know they're not Canadian?  did you just assume their nationality?

to be fair, the audience might not have been very intelligent since u didnt need an education back then but still could make a proper living. Now, we require education and most likely will not be able to find a decent job without one. also, education was complete crap back then and much easier.

Watch some "Americans are dumb" interviews. Shit is sad af.

Watch some "Americans are dumb" interviews. Shit is sad af.

We got new computer touch screens at work a few years ago, at first they displayed military time... a coworker asked me how to tell military time.... told her for numbers over 12 just subtract 12...."ok it's 20:18, what time is that?"   ... I asked "what is 20 minus 12?".... after looking around a bit she said "I don't know what is it"...........................

wasnt the public, it was orchestrated. All this shits fake dont believe what u watch on tv lol its just money making for em.

how just how did he not know that. you learn that kinda thing in like third or fourth grade in India I mean that's such a popular pythogorean triplet

I don't get the guy, because it's not a quiz based on time. He could think about it calmly.

Ruthieal it took you 3-4 mins to solve that. That tells how good you are at math.

Max White Oh my bad, I mixed up ^ with *.

Max White Oh my bad, I mixed up ^ with *.

I think you mean 3*2 and 4*2, at least get it correct when you're bashing a whole nation.

Buddy Love man i am indian. But still like people should have known but then again there are housewives old men and all sorts of people in audience. Thats why maths is important. The person should have known about it.

Buddy Love First of all I'm not Indian secondly that's a sorry excuse, it is almost as if you said Americans are less intelligent than Indians oh wait you did

Max White it is so sad that the American audience didn't know the basic squares and square roots I'm in high school and figured it out no problem

Because you have to apply bayes' theorem and drop the nonsignificant digits you get 100.00% anyway... so why the hassle?

+Dylan

I'm 99.999% certain that 99.999999999999% of the time, the word "sum" in mathematics does not mean "multiply".

Teddy brimblecombe yeah right absolutely.

Teddy brimblecombe yeah right absolutely.

Max White they aren't good at word problems is a better way to put it.

Max White they aren't good at word problems is a better way to put it.

Max White you make it sound so simple but it's not

Max White you make it sound so simple but it's not

Marinus Sommeling<br>not really. Most problems are algebraic.

Marinus Sommeling
not really. Most problems are algebraic.

Marinus Sommeling <br>frankly these questions are harder for me than calculus.

Marinus Sommeling
frankly these questions are harder for me than calculus.

I think the problem was the sort of question. It should be common knowledge but takes a while to figure out, and the audience had 10 seconds starting from when he called the lifeline.

Dylan that is still bad. why do adults not know what square and sum means

Dylan that is still bad. why do adults not know what square and sum means

Max White i think it was that they didn't know what squared or sum meant as that could change your answer if you thought sum was multiply


the funny thing they clapped at their failure , what a confidence


lesson i learnt : be sharp and mature enough to have faith trust & believe in yourself to get things right

Unless you're the guy who went against the 90% audience and got it wrong.


That's a good one. First answer that comes to mind is 16. But when you analyze it quickly you realize that 16 can't be that number....


Jay Leno would have a field day with this audience. I can relate though, my brain switches off under pressure, I'd have a hard time reciting the alphabet under pressure.


Question had me thinking the smaller square numbers had to be the same value so I was mad confused


Why is the audience applauding after screwing him up?

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Remember Ken Basin. That's all I'll say.

@Vikram Tete Did you happen to read the question mate. 2 SMALLER square numbers. 16 is not smaller than 16.

Audience were right actually...since 16= 4^2 +0^2

tylerdurden786 And also during plane landing

Exactly...I mean...what kind of audience was that..!!!

Because it's America. I've seen them cheer and whoop at traffic lights changing.

It looks like they were trying to sabotage him, and they were applauding themselves for succeeding.

The Polymath 8th grade? I learned it in 3rd grade

Because they butt head drama queens that love to see people fail.

because ruining other people's chance to getting thousands is really fun

To take some of the guilt out of their minds lol


First I was trying to understand what it meant.

Then I thought it was  asking to do 1^1+  2^2+  3^3 + 4^4 …

Totally misunderstood the question! Didn’t realize it was much easier than that😅

Just the squares! No cubing!

uhm that's harder than Fermat's Last Theorem, which took over 400 years to solve


So even the audience is terrible in math. 😂


Literally would've screamed at the audience


The man is the definition of "The risk was calculated, but man was I bad at math!"

The man is the definition of *_"The risk was calculated, but man was I bad at math!"_*


I wanna be honest: I'm really good at math and I got it wrong 🤦😂 for whatever reason I thought it was the product and not the sum and even before they showed the last answer my head went "it's 36, EZ" 🤣

So if it is the product instead of sum, did you think it was (2*2)*(3*3)=36? That is, honestly, the only "acceptable" incorrect answer. A minor misreading happens to everyone. And you're watching a TV show, not doing your final exam.


this is the deepest math question ive seen on any talk shows its usually like what is axb?


Well the question itself was very confusing. Its not about math, it’s about attention and logic


damn, the default numbers for any simple pythagoras theorem question..


The question though is a trick question. Some people may have interpreted the question to mean "which of these square numbers also happens to be the sum of two smaller square numbers" That could also mean well, (4^2)  or (2^2) + (2^2)+(2^2)+(2^2) which is a summation of smaller squares that adds up to 16.

4^2 equals the square number 16, but the question requires the answer to be the sum of two smaller square numbers. Clearly 4^2 is not a sum of two numbers.

2^2 + 2^2 + 2^2 + 2^2 is the sum of four square numbers, not two.

The correct answer must be a square number that is the sum of two smaller square numbers. The square numbers up to 49 are:

0,  1,  4,  9,  16,  25,  36,  49

The only number in this set that is the sum of two smaller numbers in the set is 25, which equals 16 + 9.


Probably the same audience that thinks Africa is a country

@JoyBoink I'm afraid that as a basic-bitch redditor, I'm going to have to tell you that YOU'RE illegal.

Owned.

Oh my god Ikr, and also probably the same people who think Asia "only" consists of china, Japan and Korea.

I usually give em the benefit of the doubt that they are taking bout south africa witch is a country.

And the same audience who thinks Asia is a country.

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BGaming Videos They also think that the earth is flat

“It’s also a big CONTINENT if you’re a Geographer!”

Maybe the same audience can't name the Vice President.

Maybe the same audience can't locate Iraq on a map.

Common Cool Channel congratulations you know ur continents which u fucking learn in like year 6...

BGaming Videos WAIT AFRICA IS NOT A COUNTRY?

Sugoi Joseph just need to check if you’re being serious or joking

England is a city, so why does it seem impossible for Africa to be a country? And statistically speaking, Africa is way larger than England, so it definitely is possible to become a country.

Dumbest things I've heard in my school (this is real)

-texas is a continent
- the earth is flat
-fortnite is a good game

Drake Andrejas How can you not realize this is a joke

BGaming Videos and that most of them think that America is a country lol

North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania (or Australia, and no, I am not starting a flamewar over the name of this continent. That's stupid) and Antarctica.

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How high are you guys?? Lmao
It was proven to be no more than a country in 1896, when Uganda seceded from the World Union, otherwise known as the "NATO of yesterday."

Chumps. Get knowledge'd.


Most people who haven't learnt about Pythagorean Triples are going to get this wrong. I got it right simply because it's a basic Pythagorean Triple you solve when using Pythagoras' Theorem in high school. The question is basically asking you to first recognize that the sum of two squares giving another square is just a Pythagorean Triple, which is a fancy way of saying it's an example of Pythagoras Theorem applied to a concrete problem. And second, the problem is asking you to recall that 3 squared + 4 squared is 5 squared. Almost everyone in High School encounters this.

I didn't know about Pythagorean Triples. I just know that the squares are 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, and 49. Once you know that, it's easy. 9 from 16 doesn't leave a square, 25 or 16 from 36 don't leave a square,and neither do 36 or 25 from 49.


It's quite strange. I see that he has a blockade. But on the other hand he's got a lot of time to reset himself. If he at least examined the first number. Only the first one.<br>Doing so his chances by guessing would already end up at 1/3.

It's quite strange. I see that he has a blockade. But on the other hand he's got a lot of time to reset himself. If he at least examined the first number. Only the first one.
Doing so his chances by guessing would already end up at 1/3.


It took me a while before I figured it out, I didn't really understand the question... didn't understand what they were asking but maybe that is because English is not my first language.


How did everyone get to their answer?<br>I found the difference between the answers and saw if if it was a square number too. Luckily the very first one was 25-16=9 which is also a square number

How did everyone get to their answer?
I found the difference between the answers and saw if if it was a square number too. Luckily the very first one was 25-16=9 which is also a square number


I understood the question. And tried various combinations for each of the numbers. Didn't think of 4*4 and 3*3 for 25.

It's a pretty fricken hard question for $15,000.

Should be more like $200,000.

The audience proves it.


This guy is me. Life gives me the wrong answer, then starts clapping when I go with it and it turns out to be wrong.

i mean he is also just as dumb for not coming up answer for that simple question .

It wasn't life that gave the wrong answer though, it was the audience. Unless life IS an audience..... I wouldn't be surprised to find I'm the focus of a Truman-show like situation.


I wish I’d been in that, the answer is so easy.


You technically could make the argument that it's all of the above because they said "numbers", not "nonzero numbers" so you could just take the square root and add 0^2.

The answer must be a square number that is the sum of two smaller square numbers. The answer cannot be the sum of 0 and itself because a number cannot be smaller than itself.


I know someone who graduated high school and still can't count change.


The actual question is, which of these numbers will be the answer for the two smaller square numbers when they are added together.


Real anger is visible when you tag this video to Numberphile


Easy way to figure this out.
49 is the max number you can choose from, therefore, your number range is between 1-7 (since 7x7 =49)
So the numbers you can to choose from are:
1x1=1
2x2=4
3x3=9
4x4=16
5x5=25
6x6=36
7x7=49

Now take all those answers and randomly add them two together and see if one of the multiple choice answers appear.
4+9=13 (not a choice)
1+9=10 (not a choice)
36+9=45(not a choice)
9+16=25(ding ding ding, u ar winrar. Pass go and collect your £200,  or in this case, do not pass go, go to jail and lose our on $15K. BlameTheAudience).

It's not badly worded at all. You just need to break it down and see what it's asking.

The question does not specify integer squares, so every answer is a solution.

wow totally easy, i wonder if a normal person could think like this with time pressure in front of the public

@Aditya Singh I have videos on my channel that are 15 years old that I still reply to. I reply to everything. Also,  the "u ar winrar" is a reference to the old "A winrar is u" meme. That was intentional.

@mariotaz Wow you are still replying after 6 years. Btw you have written winrar instead of winner, correct it.

@Keen 7: YouTube Is Toast True. Small wiener

Translation:<br>"I have a small wiener, so here is math for you."

Translation:
"I have a small wiener, so here is math for you."

+Cesar Pilot You are too young for that stuff.

+Alexander Donets You are correct, but there are only 1+2+3+4+5+6+7=28 unique sums. For example, 16 + 36 and 36 + 16 are effectively the same sum.

And using the OP's logic, we can actually eliminate 7^2 as an addend, because the two addends need to be smaller than the sum. Thus there are actually only 1+2+3+4+5+6=21 unique sums.

+mariotaz Notice you used 9 on every single one

+mariotaz Hey, It is far too easy not to break it down at all! .. it is the supreme Pythagoras right-angled triangle whose sides are 5, 4 and 3 >>> 25 = 16 + 9

+mariotaz   You don't even need to break it down. If you're smart you can spot fairly quickly that 3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2

***** Not to sound rude but just a tip: If someone replies with a comment that doesn't make sense, it's possible that the original poster may have edited their comment (which is the case here).

He had 4+9=15 in his comment originally, but changed it to 4+9=13.

UnforsakenXII True but you are given time to think about it. Pretty sure there isn't a time limit to answer a question on this show.

+mariotaz He doesn't have a paper and he's under pressure. One can easily think it's 16 if you take the product of 2^2 but they asked for a sum. Nonetheless, if most people were about to lose 15k, they would be distracted.

+Famfly  there is only 49 sums, actually

+Famfly  there is only 49 sums, actually


to be fair, 16 is a great trick . I am assuming his instinct was 8+8 = 16, and then he overlooked that 2^2 is only 4 and not 8? My eye went to 16 as well , but then when I saw the audience choosing b and c i was like... oh yeah I am not using my brain. This show was great when i was a little kid, why haven't they brought it back?


The 3,4,5 triangle is one of my favourite shapes.


I did not understand the question. I was stumped at that point. As for me working out the right answer..no chance.  Maths not my forte. 🤣🤣🤣


If you don't know about the Egyptian Triangle this question is pretty difficult to solve with limited time under stress.


I was thoroughly mind-boggled as to how 16 was the wrong answer, until I realised that it was the SUM of two square numbers you have to work out, not the product by multiplication. Perhaps that's what tripped a lot of people up?

@Ceares order of operations, my friend… order of operations…

@Ceares order of operations, my friend… order of operations…

Weird how you thought a question asking for which number is SUM of two smaller squares would in any way involve multiplication.

Weird how you thought a question asking for which number is SUM of two smaller squares would in any way involve multiplication.

It was a really stupid and confusing question for Millionaire.

It was a really stupid and confusing question for Millionaire.

Ratafak Plachta The answer is 4.

Many people do this mistake while doing arithmetics. Use BODMAS every time while calculating. BODMAS - Brackets of division, multiplication, addition and subtraction. In short, do division first, then multiplication, then addition and finally subtraction.

@Thalweg i multiplied both the 3 and the 1 by 2 but then remembered that your question was not an equation and there was no x to turn it from 2x(3+1) to 6x + 2x.

@Thalweg i multiplied both the 3 and the 1 by 2 but then remembered that your question was not an equation and there was no x to turn it from 2x(3+1) to 6x + 2x.

@Ceares or here’s a simpler explanation:
1+1+1+1+1x0
=1+1+1+1+0 (use only the last 1 to multiply by 0)
=2+1+1 (the zero is added into the 1, making 1)
=3+1
=4
can’t believe i actually have to break down kindergarten level math (beside the multiplication). where i’m from, you should be able to see through this question like a rain of neutrinos by primary 2.

@Ceares order of operations dictates that the 1x0 should be calculated first, which gives us a 0 and a 1+1+1+1. and i hope you know that 0+1+1+1+1 is 4 or did you forget your kindergarten math class? <br>{not a condescending comment, just a joke. (the last part)}.

@Ceares order of operations dictates that the 1x0 should be calculated first, which gives us a 0 and a 1+1+1+1. and i hope you know that 0+1+1+1+1 is 4 or did you forget your kindergarten math class?
{not a condescending comment, just a joke. (the last part)}.

Any positive square of a composite is always a product of 2 smaller squares. Then 16, 36 would both be right which is ambiguous.

Any positive square of a composite is always a product of 2 smaller squares. Then 16, 36 would both be right which is ambiguous.

Yeah I guess if they can't read. Maybe the average person can't read?

Yeah I guess if they can't read. Maybe the average person can't read?

@Ceares You're adding before you multiply, it's 4

@Ceares You're adding before you multiply, it's 4

@axeblue That's not where the struggle came from.

The problem was that in the moment, he likely was just trying to add numbers together to make a square, and struggling to remember which numbers were squares to begin with.

The audience largely went with A because they saw the 16 and thought "yeah, sure, just add 4 and 4 to get it".  Not realizing combining 4 and 4 to get 16 would be multiplication, not addition.

People are bad at math, especially when they use their gut instincts.

@TheFinalChapters the word ''Tally'' still applies. We have the advantage of watching this in the future so it's easy to make fun of. Knowing the pressure of contenders today, It's obviously apparent he was struggling w/ the meaning of sum, thinking it wasn't 'addition' as you say.

@axeblue Synonyms don't necessarily mean the same thing in a given context.

And the only context that makes sense here for "sum" is:

"the total amount resulting from the addition of two or more numbers, amounts, or items"

@axeblue Synonyms don't necessarily mean the same thing in a given context.

And the only context that makes sense here for "sum" is:

"the total amount resulting from the *addition* of two or more numbers, amounts, or items"

@Thalweg a/bc is ambiguous as text, because it's not clear if the c is supposed to be "under" the division line.  It's also not a valid way of writing it for calculators or (most) coding languages.

@Thalweg Usually we don't write division with '/' on paper to avoid this kind of confusion. Even on a computer, you'd rather write : and then it makes a lot more sense. By definition '/' is just a simplified fraction bar, which makes it really relevant that people would interpret what comes after as the denominator. In your example the problem is poor algebraic formulation rather than priority rule. The proper way to write it would be 8*(3+1)/2 and now there's no confusion possible anymore

@C. J. K. Still doesn't work, mind you. The said square "a" would have to be 8 for the answer to be 16. As you know 8 is not a square

@C. J. K. Still doesn't work, mind you. The said square "a" would have to be 8 for the answer to be 16. As you know 8 is not a square

@Ceares That's not how it works, you always solve multiplication/division first, which results in 0 in this case. Then you solve the rest, resulting in 4+0, which equals to 4.

@Ceares No, 4.<br>you could add parenthesis to the multiplication to make it easier

@Ceares No, 4.
you could add parenthesis to the multiplication to make it easier

Heisenburger 🤣🤣<br>You are some 7-8 years behind for your statement to be true

Heisenburger 🤣🤣
You are some 7-8 years behind for your statement to be true

Heisenburger stfu
U can only abuse pemdas and bodmas
Get a better life
Using Heisenberg as name doesn't make u a legendary scientist who lead to quantum atomic model

Heisenburger stfu
U can only abuse pemdas and bodmas
Get a better life
Using Heisenberg as name doesn't make u a legendary scientist who lead to quantum atomic model

Heisenburger in leau of BODMAS, it should be 4. But by LR method, it is 0.

Heisenburger in leau of BODMAS, it should be 4. But by LR method, it is 0.

It's important to read the questions very carefully.<br>The easiest way was to just subtract  numbers and see if it gives you a square, so you have 16, 25, do 25 - 16 = 9, oh bingo, can do 36 - 25 = 11, not a square, and 49 - 36 = 13, not a square.

It's important to read the questions very carefully.
The easiest way was to just subtract  numbers and see if it gives you a square, so you have 16, 25, do 25 - 16 = 9, oh bingo, can do 36 - 25 = 11, not a square, and 49 - 36 = 13, not a square.

What tripped people up is that this show is normally about trivial questions, whereas math skills are actually important.

What tripped people up is that this show is normally about trivial questions, whereas math skills are actually important.

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@changedmynamebcyallwouldntstopmakingpunsaboutit I had a similar conversation with the other dude and we came to the same conclusion that it's a problem with the question being purposefully ambiguous. At the time, I'd never heard of multiplication by juxtaposition priority and after doing more research I found out that some people used it and some people didn't. I have edited the comment to reflect the new info.

@Defianto ohh i think i get it now, thank you!!

@Defianto ohh i think i get it now, thank you!!

Oh, ok, it's no big deal. Everyone has had their wires crossed like that sometimes X)

By the way, answering to your question about the video: the host meant that one of the numbers is a sum of two squares, and it's 25 'cause 25=16+9: 5²=4²+3²

@Defianto naaahhh that's mad embarrassing considering the fact that i just replied to you like that acting like i knew better and now it seems like i don't know what i'm talking about lol, i promise i do 😅

anyways yeah i said it wrong because i didn't bother to calculate the answer again since i've done it a million times before and researched the issue and argued about this a while back (the problem went viral in like 2019), so i thought i remembered the answer correctly and i knew i was right about the logic behind it so i didn't calculate it again or even think it through. i'm also high as fuck so that might be a factor too

@changedmynamebcyallwouldntstopmakingpunsaboutit Ahem, I'm sorry to interfere where I'm not supposed to, but, clarifying your response to @Thalweg:
If you say that you value juxtaposition higher, than you first multiply 2 by (3+1) and get 8, and then divide 8 by it and get 1.
You, on the other hand, say that 16 is the answer in such situation. But you only get 16 if you stick to "from left to right" principle and first do 8/2=4, and then 4×(3+1)=16. With implied multiplication
Or am I confusing something? ._.

@changedmynamebcyallwouldntstopmakingpunsaboutit Ahem, I'm sorry to interfere where I'm not supposed to, but, clarifying your response to @Thalweg:
If you say that you value juxtaposition higher, than you *first* multiply 2 by (3+1) and get 8, and *then* divide 8 by it and get 1.
You, on the other hand, say that 16 is the answer in such situation. But you only get 16 if you stick to "from left to right" principle and *first* do 8/2=4, and *then* 4×(3+1)=16. With implied multiplication
Or am I confusing something? ._.

@Defianto oh my god the mere fact that you understand multiplication by juxtaposition makes me incredibly attracted to you, i've had one too many arguments with dumbasses who think the only correct answer is 1

@Thalweg actually, both answers are correct. math is supposed to be universal but in reality there are loopholes and differences between countries. the answer for the problem depends on where you and your country place multiplication by juxtaposition (implied multiplication) in the order of operations. so it really depends, and many mathematicians disagree on it. also i remember hearing that one of the techniques used to be generally more acceptable, but now the other one is used more, but i can't remember which one was which. i'd imagine the one that places implied multiplication higher (the one with 1 as the answer) would be the older technique, but i'm really not sure.

personally i prefer to place implied multiplication the highest so if i had to choose i'd say that 1 is the "correct" answer, but 16 definitely isn't incorrect either.

anyways, the real problem is the way the question is formed. it's ambiguous on purpose.

@axeblue yeah that's also how i understood the question, and i really can't understand it any other way. to be fair i also don't speak english as a native language and have never studied math in english, so that might be why. mind explaining why it's 25?

@Ceares Huh? Dude, the multiplication comes first and cancels out the last 1. There are still 4 '1's there. The answer is 4.

@Ceares Huh? Dude, the multiplication comes first and cancels out the last 1. There are still 4 '1's there. The answer is 4.

That's not what happened, they just didn't know. If they were multiplying two square numbers, more people would have picked 36 seeing as 9 and 4 are both square numbers and multiplying them equals 36

Had the question stated “the sum of two DIFFERENT squared numbers” there would be no issues.

Had the question stated “the sum of two DIFFERENT squared numbers” there would be no issues.

@Jonassoe I think some people may have misread it, and maybe some forgot that sum means addition only

@Jonassoe I think some people may have misread it, and maybe some forgot that sum means addition only

How would that trip people up when the question literally uses the word SUM?

How would that trip people up when the question literally uses the word SUM?

Its definitely because people forgot that you could have DIFFERENT square numbers.
They assume oh yes it must 16 because the square root is 4, and the root of that is 2
Even though things like this make no real sense, trust in the audience to follow silly logic like this just cos its the first thing they tried

@axeblue In mathematics, only one of those example would be valid. I'll let you decide which one.<br>But nice try, though.

@axeblue In mathematics, only one of those example would be valid. I'll let you decide which one.
But nice try, though.

What, you mean not reading the question?

What, you mean not reading the question?

@Grizzly01 All of these words are synonyms to the word 'sum' : amount, bulk, quantity, value, worth, aggregate, body, entirety, entity, epitome, gross, integral, mass, reckoning, sum total, resume, all, works, whole, totality, tally, system, synopsis, summation, summary, structure, score.

@axeblue that’s because ‘sum’ does solely mean ‘addition’.<br>It is not a synonym of ‘answer’.

@axeblue that’s because ‘sum’ does solely mean ‘addition’.
It is not a synonym of ‘answer’.

@K1llsh0t they were wrong. That’s why I corrected them…

@K1llsh0t they were wrong. That’s why I corrected them…

@K1llsh0t The question should have been: Which of these square numbers also happens to be the sum of two 'separate' smaller square numbers? It's visible that who wants to be a millionaire takes advantage of word usage.

@axeblue i personally don't see how it could ever be seen another way but people think differently i guess

@axeblue i personally don't see how it could ever be seen another way but people think differently i guess

@K1llsh0t The word 'sum' can be interpreted as the meaning answer. So, It's rather a trick question; the 'sum' or 'answer' of two smaller square numbers 4 and 4. And, because the sum or answer of 4^2 happens to produce a square number of 16, it causes the confusion. But yeah, I too realize some ppl solely see the word 'sum' as 'addition'

Besides, the sum of 4+4+4+4 equals 16. And there are at least two smaller square numbers.

@Grizzly01 no thats how he understood it works, words can have different meanings in different context and in this context understood means how he interpreted it not if he knows what it means so if you are gonna correct someone at the very least make sure they are actually wrong

@axeblue i mean the question literally has the word sum which means addition so there's gotta be some sort of addition in there

@axeblue i mean the question literally has the word sum which means addition so there's gotta be some sort of addition in there

Well, I stick to juxtaposition ¯\_(ツ)_/¯<br>If I wanted to say that I divide 8 by 2 and then multiply by 4, I'd just write 8(4)/2, which is basically the same, because in such system a/bc is the same as ac/b.

Well, I stick to juxtaposition ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
If I wanted to say that I divide 8 by 2 and then multiply by 4, I'd just write 8(4)/2, which is basically the same, because in such system a/bc is the same as ac/b.

after researching I've found some mixed ideas about multiplication by juxtaposition priority. A lot of people are supporting the purple maths websites but a lot of people are arguing against it saying there's no such thing. I guess we'll never properly know whether a/bc = (a/b)c or a/(bc) but I think the moral of the story is that the question is badly written out and you should always use brackets to avoid ambiguity or you should just write everything as a fraction. I just took the question from on old question that went around the internet in 2019 and it completely split the internet (however I misremembered it as it was actually 8/2(2+2)).

@Thalweg About your 8/2(3+1) example: that's not "working out brackets and multiplying them by the number outside" , that's multiplication by juxtaposition, which is valued higher that multiplication/division, and in which 2(3+1) therefore goes before 8 being divided by anything.

So, you've basically written a giant fraction where 8 is a numerator, and 2(3+1) is a denominator. Thus, 8 divided by 2(4) = 1.

16 is a consequence of all systems like "BODMAS", "PEMDAS", etc., which are flawed and cursed - let them burn.

@Thalweg About your 8/2(3+1) example: that's not _"working out brackets and multiplying them by the number outside"_ , that's multiplication by juxtaposition, which is valued higher that multiplication/division, and in which 2(3+1) therefore goes before 8 being divided by anything.

So, you've basically written a giant fraction where 8 is a numerator, and 2(3+1) is a denominator. Thus, 8 divided by 2(4) = 1.

16 is a consequence of all systems like "BODMAS", "PEMDAS", etc., which are flawed and cursed - let them burn.

Heisenburger I think the difference comes with the fact that your question relies on people not knowing any BODMAS whereas the other question relies on people getting confused when trying to implement BODMAS and messing up because of it. I think it makes a lot of sense for people to confuse expanding out the brackets as part of the bracket portion of BODMAS when in actuality it counts towards the multiplication bit of BODMAS.

@Ceares <br>If I was facing the question, I would not like you to submit the audience poll response.

@Ceares
If I was facing the question, I would not like you to submit the audience poll response.

Heisenburger A better question for something like that is 8 / 2(3+1). A lot of the time it trips people up as they think working out the brackets in BODMAS means multiplying by the number on the outside. Therefore they work out 8/ (2x4) = 8 / 8 = 1, whereas the correct answer is 8 / 2(3+1) = 8 / 2(4) = (8/2) x 4 = 4 x 4 = 16.

Edit: after reading other replies it seems this isn't a problem with misunderstanding but more a problem with people being taught different stuff such as multiplication by juxtaposition priority.

Well, yeah, it did say “sum” and not “product”, so I am curious as to why people would think that?

Well, yeah, it did say “sum” and not “product”, so I am curious as to why people would think that?

@Ceares the problem would have to be (1+1+1+1+1)x0 to be zero. You are correct that anything times zero is zero, but you have to remember the order of operations (PEMDAS as many learn it). So if we multiply first we go from 1+1+1+1+1×0 to  1+1+1+1+0=4. Basically the multiplication only applies to what it's touching unless there are parenthesis

Are you saying half the audience can’t read?

Are you saying half the audience can’t read?

I first thought they meant the sum of two EQUAL square numbers, like a+a not a+b

I first thought they meant the sum of two EQUAL square numbers, like a+a not a+b

@The Real Zizmon No, you misunderstood the question.<br>Maybe stop being such a moron on the internet, and people might not call you out on it. They still won't like you, though.

@The Real Zizmon No, you misunderstood the question.
Maybe stop being such a moron on the internet, and people might not call you out on it. They still won't like you, though.

@Grizzly01 No, the way I used "understood" was correct, as the context was negative in nature.

Maybe stop trying to be such a smartass on the internet and people might just like you more.

@The Real Zizmon "That’s exactly how I misunderstood the question..."

Fixed that for you.

@The Real Zizmon "That’s exactly how I misunderstood the question..."

Fixed that for you.

@axeblue That’s exactly how I understood the question...

@axeblue That’s exactly how I understood the question...

Yeah. 2^2=4 and 2^2=4 so I assumed 4^2=16

Yeah. 2^2=4 and 2^2=4 so I assumed 4^2=16

@Ceares What? It becomes 4+0 after multiplication. How should the result be 0?

@Ceares What? It becomes 4+0 after multiplication. How should the result be 0?

This is definitely what I thought at first too

This is definitely what I thought at first too

Heisenburger 0? anything multiplied by 0 = 0 and the multiplication comes first right, but even if it didn't, should still be 0.

Heisenburger 0? anything multiplied by 0 = 0 and the multiplication comes first right, but even if it didn't, should still be 0.

Heisenburger 4? 1+1+1+1+1x would equal 4+x which would be 4+0 in this case.

Heisenburger 4? 1+1+1+1+1x would equal 4+x which would be 4+0 in this case.


The most embarrassing part isn't even that he didn't know. It's that he chose to ASK THE AUDIENCE. Imagine thinking an American game show audience would know the answer. They clearly just picked the first option because they didn't know.

@Raulxz see you were thinking about maths you also forgot to think what I actually said.<br>It's almost the same thing but opposite. Quite hilarious, really 🤣

@Raulxz see you were thinking about maths you also forgot to think what I actually said.
It's almost the same thing but opposite. Quite hilarious, really 🤣

@gytis dramblewolfskis what are you squaring the 4 for, it says sum and its preety clear

@gytis dramblewolfskis <br>IOW, the problem was simple, but not simple enough for the audience to solve it.

@gytis dramblewolfskis
IOW, the problem was simple, but not simple enough for the audience to solve it.

That's the problem with "I have a calculator in my pocket." That doesn't mean that you understand the problem.

Naw it's kind of intuitive like pattern recognition or smth, you think 4 is a square of 2, 4 squared is 16 bam click it as answer.<br>Forgetting to check wth you were trying to solve.

Naw it's kind of intuitive like pattern recognition or smth, you think 4 is a square of 2, 4 squared is 16 bam click it as answer.
Forgetting to check wth you were trying to solve.


Maybe he wanted to include radicals and thought that √8^2 + √8^2 is equal to 16.


People talking about the math and I’m just shocked that I only found out now that there’s an American version of this show😂😂


Oh man, $15,000! I would have been a millionaire!


It's not about the math, it's about knowing what the question is asking. Under the bright studio lights with money on the line, I doubt that guy could have remembered his social security number.

I can't even remember my own phone number. I still know that 3 squared plus 4 squared equals 5 squared.

@Jay Polas This guy had unlimited time to solve a question for 6th grade students. He just f'd up.

@Christopher Stein wtf r u asking
Everyone has stage freight, but some hide and and some try to keep it down.
Sure, tell everyone you could do this easily, but you're not the center of attention of 200 people, and in front of your parents, and 5000 more poeple live.


"This is hard when you're sitting up here"<br>It's Pythagorean Theorem. One of the first thing you learn in math.

"This is hard when you're sitting up here"
It's Pythagorean Theorem. One of the first thing you learn in math.


I instantly knew it cause I already know it. Even if I don't know it, I can guess it because I remember what the squares of numbers upto 13 look like without even thinking about it.

However, if I don't already remember those squares in my mind, I believe it would have taken a good amount of time for me to solve it without pen and paper.


3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2, it comes up a lot. Also did i hear "we'll be back with more college week" haha


Ahahaha. That’s a trickster. Cause the 16 is a multiplication of two square numbers. I went with 16 instantly too lol


that's 1 of the easiest 16K questions ever


This is one of those problems where the wording can really throw you off. I thought it was 16 at first too, and I'm not bad at math at all.

I really do not see the problem with the wording at all

Thinking it was 16 and saying "I am not bad at math at all" is quite a statement. It´s like crashing 10 cars in 10 days and saying "I am a good driver".

@lx Words like that are meaningless if they apply to everything like that. So yes, "square numbers" ARE "perfect squares"; negative nine isn't square just because it's (3i)².

There was nothing wrong with the wording, Ben.

Ben Yeah, many people may have thought that it was A, as 2^4=16.. I got the answer right but I understand where people may be coming from

it has nothing to do with wording.. people dont know the difference between product and sum... which is the problem lol

ondrej supermon no sum is addition not multiplication

Ayden Rox I was comparing it to middle school.

Moishcan Fucking kid you're still in high school. High school math doesn't teach you fuck all

Ben you are a fucking idiot. No matter how many times I've read this question I can't seem to find how it is 16. You must be like in grade 6 or some shit if you haven't seen a question worded like this

BADRonne Eighth grade teaches you nothing. Wait until you get to high school and you'll learn some real math.

BADRonne, congratulations. I figured out it was 25 when I reread the problem and looked over it. I just misunderstood the problem at first because it seemed weird to me. I had never seen a problem that was asking something like that before. And yea I'm pretty sure I'm better at math than you if you're in 8th grade.

Ben your bad bcz I'm at 8th grade and I knew it was 25

Ben It depents how much math you take in high school. There are plenty of these kind of problems in high school math or at least were I went to school. Also did every math class they had. That probably is the reason.

Star Citizen 890J Addition is sum, multiplication is product.

It's not really a problem you would ever do in math class. At least I never did in math class.

The question was worded ok, just get good at reading. It's a Pythagorean triple if you listened in math class. 3+4=5

+Star Citizen 890j I thought it was 36. Because I thought 3^3=27 and 3^2=9 27+9=36. Understood the question terribly wrong.

Star Citizen 890J then it could be 16 as well.. So that means, there would be 2 answers and that isnt possible. (2^2) X (2^2) = 4 X 4 = 16

I thought it was 36 because 3 squared is 9, and 2 squared is 4. when you do 9×4=36. did not read sum meaning + correctly.

Ben May I ask the what you thought it said?


There is a difference between needing time to process what a question is saying, and not understanding the question at all - it seems as if a lot of people in here don't realise that fact. And by the way, this guy was nervous and under pressure in the middle of a game show.


if he took the first numbers (1 square = 1; 2 square = 4; 3 square =9 etc) and said them out loud he could do it, but he chose a silent mind freeze like I did


Hilarious that the audience couldn't get it


The audience either didn’t know the answer or knew the answer but they still gave the wrong answer anyway.


This is not even math.. this is just calculation 😂😂


I would have sat there for an hour checking every combination of numbers in my head.

@demon in denim Oh maybe you meant combinations that include non-square numbers

@demon in denim But why would 1^2 allow all answers to be correct? Take 16 for example. 1^2+15 is the only way to get 16 but 15 is not a square number

@Amirus Sure, if that's what you would do go ahead. What I described, though, I did do myself.

My method uses square numbers to find an answer that matches one of the four on the screen.

Your method finds the difference between one of the answers on screen and all square numbers less than it. If that difference is a square number, that number is correct.

Simply different methods that both work fine.

@Pawel Zielinski The question specifically asks for the result to be a square number. Not only are 8, 18, 32 etc. not square numbers, they aren't even listed as possible answers.

@demon in denim But in practice you'd check the number itself starting from bottom 2².
16: 4+12, 9+7 ❌
25: 4+21, 9+16 ✅
Since they are square 4,5,6,7. That'd leave 2+3+4+5 combinations

stopping when you find the right answer is bad practice though. what if you mistaken?

i nanaged to check them all before he asked the audience

@demon in denim what about 4+4=8 or 9+9=18 or 16+16=32. Who said the squares had to be different?

It only takes 30 seconds to look at 2, 3, 4, 5 squares and find out the answer. The guy simply was unable to think.

Thats a useless method, just think of the first perfect squares and work out all the cominations if you want to, it’ll take 2 mins, not the whole night

At first I thought "oh this isn't so bad" and then I realized it had to be two different numbers, and doing math in that context? Forget it I'd be up there all night

@demon in denim Start with the smaller numbers, eliminating as you go. !6 has to be the sum of two squares less than 4, nope, 25 muss be less than 5, oh, 4 sq = 16, 9 jumps right out. 15 seconds flat.

I know, I'm educated in math so I knew instantly, but if I wasn't I would have just worked it out.<br>The question hints at what square numbers are, as the answers are all square numbers, so just means knowing what sum means.

I know, I'm educated in math so I knew instantly, but if I wasn't I would have just worked it out.
The question hints at what square numbers are, as the answers are all square numbers, so just means knowing what sum means.

@Autumn Desolation good point<br>although it's depressing to think that there are adults who don't know what square numbers are

@Autumn Desolation good point
although it's depressing to think that there are adults who don't know what square numbers are

@Meowmere you have to know what square numbers are at least. And this guy was clueless, I think. Probably thinking "dafuq, how numbers can even be square, it's digits, not polygons duh"

In 10 minutes you checked everything and triple checked slowly too.

The only possible initial combinations range from 1^2 to 7^2. This allows nCr(7,2) = 21 possible combinations. Though it can be deduced that 1^2 and 7^2 cannot be possibly involved; 1^2 would allow all answers to be correct and 7^2 is not smaller than any of the numbers listed. This makes the range fall between 2^2 to 6^2, allowing nCr(5,2) = 10 possible combinations.

If you start cycling through these combinations upwards from 2^2, you will reach the answer by the 5th pair.
1) 4+9=13 ❌
2) 4+16=20 ❌
3) 4+25=29 ❌
4) 4+36=40 ❌
5) 9+16=25 ✅

1, 4, 9, 16 and the answer is there already

there aren't many combinations to check before you arrive at the right answer


To be fair, I'm good at maths but would've struggled with this question. On one hand, I can do the actual calculations pretty easily - mentally listing the square numbers and trying combinations until I find the right answer. On the other hand, it took a little while before I thought to take this systematic approach, and it would've been worse if I was in that seat.

@mambda I don't remember the Pythagorean Triple. However, I know that 25 is the square of 5. Once you know that, you only have FOUR squares to choose from - 1, 4, 9, and 16...

If you were good at math you would know what a Pythagorean Triple is and solve this in a second.


The whole audience loses him thousands of dollars and then proceeds to applaud


lol I bet the host wouldn't even know the answer if she was asked the same question.


I swear the majority of math problems aren't even math problems lol. Most of the time it's understanding the Grammer and phrasing of the question.


I stupidly read this as "two (of the same) smaller square numbers" and was stumped. I can easily see people mistakenly misreading the question or making a slight error (such as thinking it's asking for which number can be composed of two squared numbers squared, meaning 16).


I think the most common confusion is thinking that the 2 numbers which must sum to the square, must the same number. For example 32 is made of 16+16 , which are both squares, but I quickly realized no answers satisfy that, re-read the question, then figured it out. I think a lot ppl just rush and guess what 'feels' right without slowing down and being methodical...that's a common mistake I make in math

@PokeJin WWI ohh i get it now so square numbers is actually specific term that only includes integers and not any other numbers. Why tf isn't it straightforwardly called square integers or smth is baffling.

@gytis dramblewolfskis Definition of square number: The result of multiplying an integer by itself.  15 is not a square number because you can not multiply two of the same integers to get it

@PokeJin WWI have you tried non integers, there's infinite number of ways to make all answers correct.

1^2 + (root(15))^2 =16
3^2 + (root(7))^2=16

Does the question make this illegal? Cause I don't see it

@Panda Desu I get that, I was pointing out the flaw in the reasoning of 4^2 + 0^2=16, by saying you can literally do something similar with every perfect square. Somebody else already pointed out that the squares have to be smaller, so 4^2=16 is not less than 16. I understand that 25 is correct because of the Pythagorean triple 345. Also I get dividing by 0, but how is multiplying/exponentiating 0 "taboo"?

@Owen Aspinall noo when you ask questions in maths multiplying/division/exponentiation by 0 is a taboo so  learn basic concepts, it's simply Pythagorean triplets,  (2 consecutive squares have the sum which is a square of a higher no.)

@hello  thanks, I noticed that they want the sum . I understood that

I think the phrasing is unclear , technically they must say different numbers ,and they didn't mention that <br>So 16 could be correct 4^2+4^2

I think the phrasing is unclear , technically they must say different numbers ,and they didn't mention that
So 16 could be correct 4^2+4^2

I think the most common factor is that the audience is thick.

@hello the question asked what squared number happened to also be the sum of two smaller square numbers, 4^2 + 0^2 doesn't work because 16 is equal to 4^2, not greater than

@hello it said 2 SMALLER perfect squares and 16 isnt smaller than 16

@strings to paradise ! woah, didn't think about that. But you might be overthinking just a little bit of a lot.

@Adrian Thoroughgood I would have thought it was pretty intuitive to understand most people don't have an intuitive grasp on math but here we are.

@Brandon Kellner Other than a trivia game, where would that math be practical!

@𝕊𝕦ℙ𝕒𝕒 Ψ I’m American and I knew the answer immediately.

If the question meant the 2 numbers had to be the same then it would say which square number is double a smaller square number. "The sum of 2 smaller square numberS" note the final s, instinctively makes me think that because it's pleural it has to be 2 different numbers. I didn't even consider that you could use the same number twice because of the wording. So it is surprising to me that so many people thought at first it had to be 2 the same.

That's impossible though because that would mean a square is the smaller square times 2, which would have a square root of the smaller square root times square root of 2, which is not an integer, and all of those listed squares have integer roots. I feel like people should know that kind of basic math intuitively.

@strings to paradise ! 16 isn't "smaller" than 16.

@strings to paradise ! So can 25 with 5^2 +0^2, and any other square

@꧁ ꧂ because they haven't experienced this type of math for a while and it's not immediately obvious to them, "square numbers" is a confusing term and most people would probably only know that two squared is four.

but 16 can be also correct 4^2 + 0^2 as zero is also a number though it is whole number in question, it has not been mentioned whether to take real imaginary or whole number

I'm seeing this a lot and I don't understand it at all. What is people's compulsion to add totally arbitrary additional conditions to a math problem?


Math question to the audience.... great choice!


If you get this question ever you should immediately know it’s 25

It’s literally just the Pythagorean theorem with 3, 4, 5 being every school in the US’s DEFAULT example


I cant believe the audience full of adults cant even get it right and I can.


English isn't my native language, but I had some difficulties to actually understand the question in first place... took a while.

Answer is B: 25 | 16 and 9... 16+9=25

EDIT: Blah... it was told anyway on at the end of vid.... GG.


I got this in maybe 5 seconds, but I imagine being in that hot seat with $15,000 on the line makes it incredibly hard to think.

It’s also rather confusing as to how it’s being asked. One would have to listen rather carefully. I too thought 16 until I was reminded of “sum.”

@Dungeons and Dragons and Drive Throughs there are a lot of triangle examples where one side is 3 and 4 and the larger side is 5  , 3^2+4^2 = 5^2, 5 is the smallest number that is the root of two diffent intergers squared.  But yeah talk me 5 seconds bu if I hot a ot of adrenaline flowing through me it would be hard.

@Jagdish Nair How is five seconds a long amount of time???? It’s five seconds that’s pretty damn fast

@Jagdish Nair WELL THAY ARE CERTAINLY MORE COMPETENT THAN US AS CITIZENS

WELL THAY ARE CERTAINLY LEADING A BETTER LIFE THAN MOST OF US

@TRJ2241987 even if he thought they it would be the sum of the same square number, that's even worse- this would imply ofc that the saught after number is half of it. In the case of 16 = 8 +8. Now 8 is ofc no square number (whole numbers). I mean sry but how can one not think this through for a sec when picking what the audience says. And to the others - they arent even pair numbers, so halfing them doesn't give u a whole number in the first place. So thinking that it has to be the same numbers shows even more incompetence.

@ TRJ2241987 But isn't it kinda obvious that square number cannot be another square number multiplied by 2.

@Alex G. I straight up didn’t follow the question lmao. I was thinking, like someone else said, that the two squared numbers had to be the same. I think the wording got him, rather than the math.

@squodge productions So you learned this question specifically? No wonder you knew the answer then!

@EpicWolves Wow! You will certainly receive the Nobel Prize within five years. Genius!

@TRJ2241987 That's actually why it took me so long to get the right answer lmao.  I worked it out like this.  A) 8 + 8. nope, B) 12.5 + 12.5  Still no.  OHH DUH 9 + 16. OMG I'm dumb.

Then I un paused and saw what the audience gave him. lol  He was doomed.

@slapmyfunkybass because the sum of 16 and 25 is 41.

@BubbaWigglytuff B. 9 + 16 = 25 (3² + 4² = 5²)

shouldn't have been though. this is legitimately very easy

It took you 5 seconds... that long haa... clearly you are an American..

@squodge productions I think it was just the way the question was worded that had me confused at first, and that just kinda impacted how I thought about what the correct answer would be

@BubbaWigglytuff - but we learn this stuff in school when we're like 13 or 14 years old. It's elementary stuff, not exactly calculus.

@BubbaWigglytuff I didn't either until I heard the answer and the explanation for it. But then again, math was not my best subject in school.

I didn’t even understand the question until I started going through the comments, and even after that I was still confused at what the correct answer was.

@TRJ2241987 that’s true. Simple mistake. I almost went with 16 immediately, and then quickly corrected myself to 25. 16 and 9.

It probably didn't even dawn on him that the two square numbers could be different. When you're the one in the situation, it can be so hard to overlook the simplest things.


For a minute I sat there thinking, I went through 2 squared 3 squared 4 squared 5 squared 6 squared 7 squared and thought that the question said 2 same* smaller square numbers and I was like that's none of them. Then I reread the question and realized I cannot read lol.


When Audience Started clapping I get sure that this incident was pre-decided.


The problem here is the confusing phrasing of the question. I, as so many others, thought that the smaller numbers had to be the same, but 8, 12.5, 18 and 24.5 are all not square numbers. 2 minutes later (I paused the video before the answer was revealed) I realized that the numbers didn't have to be the same and I ended up at 25 which is the sum of 16 (4^2) and 9 (3^2).

Nah. Not confusing at all, it says clearly that the sum is made of two smaller numbers. If the numbers had to be the same then it would be "a number" that was doubled. Just admit that you got it wrong and life goes on.


Honestly though I can see how this is confusing bc I thought it meant 2 of the same numbers squared added together is the answer granted from a mathematical perspective this would be impossible


"take your time"
Stares at him impatiently

"take your time"
*Stares at him impatiently*

He could take his time, but there was only so much time to take.

Because she wanted him to lose $15K or else ABC would have been paying him more if he had answered the right one. ABC is in the business of saving money and making a profit, unfortunately...


4squared=16 and 3squared=9 add the two numbers and you get 5squared(25). For those who don't know what the question is asking..


When it comes to math masses go with gut feeling the contestant really put all his eggs even though it's known from generations masses are not good at math.


this was such a painfully easy question too ;-;


It took a moment - the wording of the question is tricky - but I got it.


I can understand the audience getting it wrong because I presume they don't have a lot of time pressing the buzzer. They probably went with gut feeling. But the guy had all the time in the world available to him. He could have just tried out all combinations! But then again I know the feeling of my brain completely frying during a test, so I'd say it was his nerves that cost him $15.000.

Is there a time limit? Because... you know, for a couple of thousand dollars, I'd be willing to make my head work overtime.

Really, if someone tells me to take my ruddy time because I can win a shitload of money, even if I'm not a smarty, I can at least analyze the question and buy myself a couple of minutes. He went down without a fight. Could have at least tried even if the nerves told him to flee.


I get the guy, he's there all nervous, which would make me forget simple stuff too (you never know how many contestants got a simple answer wrong because they feel pressured) but the audience?!


It's weird for the sacrilegious clap after what audience did to him. Well, he deserved that tho..


I also said 16 !! 😂🌚 I need someone  with a pen


It’s 3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2 btw! 9 + 16 = 25. One of those things that stick with you if you do Pythagoras Theorem a little too  many times.


I'm good at math, but I had to pause the video to take time to work it out. Under pressure, I like to think I would have worked it out, but I don' really know. At least I got the right answer now.