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simple arithmetic:
1 + 1 = 3
2 + 2 = 3
3 + 3 = 3
4 + 4 = 5
5 + 5 = ?

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Answer 1

7?

Answer 2

lol no =))) try again

Answer 3

5

Answer 4

how?

Answer 5

1 + 1 = 3
2 + 2 = 3
3 + 3 = 3 <--- three times repeated

4 + 4 = 5 <--- only once??? that's not fair.

Answer 6

lol @asnaseer =)))) @experimentX answer is right but wrong solution haha

Answer 7

haha lol closE :P

Answer 8

it's actually more complex :P 5 + 5 = 5 actually...i'm waiting for the right solution hehe

Answer 9

hahahaha count the number of vowels when you spell out .

Answer 10

five plus five = 5 vowels

Answer 11

haha still not the formula :P

Answer 12

not really "word" play....

Hint: 6 + 6 = 3

Answer 13

this is by far the most challenging brain teaser i've seen this year haha

Answer 14

because you made it that way ... LOL

Answer 15

lol =)))) there is a formula to this =))

Answer 16

OIGU

Answer 17

lol not fibonacci =)) i dont even get that haha what is OIGU though?

Answer 18

ahahah ... that's correct.

Answer 19

ahh lol =)) i thought it was a famous sequence hahaha

Answer 20

wait! let me think of this until lunch

Answer 21

It's gonna be famous after I become famous.

Answer 22

@asnaseer i think so..you ALMOST got it a while ago like i said..@Jlastino isnt that a lot of hours away? goodluck with that @experimentX haha

Answer 23

is this modern algebr? mod

Answer 24

hmm i dont think so..it's a riddle after all =))

Answer 25

it's called lgbariddle

Answer 26

ok

Answer 27

haha yeahhhh

Answer 28

that pattern is interesting though..might use that when it has been forgotten >:))))

Answer 29

i dunno bout that...guess you'll just laugh at the absurdity :P lol hahaha

Answer 30

6+6=?

Answer 31

6 + 6 = 3 like i said somewhere in the thread...

Answer 32

Sorry, missed it

Answer 33

so..do you know the formula? /:)

Answer 34

In no way.
Is it simple arithmetic, and do the two sentences have any relevancy?

Answer 35

nooo..i usually write headings but i cant think of any so i ripped it off harry potter lol and yeah it is simple arithmetic

@asnaseer clue: 7 + 7 = 3

Answer 36

ANyting besides 3 and 5?

Answer 37

nahhh..all numbers up to ten add up to 3 and 5

Answer 38

11?

Answer 39

lol wrong :P

Answer 40

modular arith?

Answer 41

lol i dunno what that is but im pretty sure this is just simple arithmetic with a twist >:))

Answer 42

4mod3=1
6mod2=0
basically take the remainder after division.

Answer 43

since no one was able to answer the problem after 5 hours ill the answer now...

Answer 44

1 + 1 = one + one = 3 letters + 3 letters = 6 = six = 3 letters
2 + 2 = two + two = 3 letters + 3 letters = 6 = six = 3 letters
3+3 =three + three = 5 letters + 5 letters = 10 = ten = 3 letters
4 + 4 = four + four = 4 letters + 4 letters = 8 = eight = 5 letters
5 + 5 = five + five = 4 letters + 4 letters = 8 = eight = 5 letters

@asnaseer
@experimentX
@Jlastino
@saifoo.khan
@inkyvoyd

Answer 45

Eh, lol

Answer 46

Nice riddle. I just remembered why I hate riddles.

Answer 47

hahahaha =))) they are good exericises though :P

Answer 48

Yea, 3 years in Asia has made me forget the English language. Three years ago, I would've gotten that after some time. Now, I probably wouldn't ever have gotten the riddle.

Answer 49

hahahaha =)))) what's your nationality?

Answer 50

Well, I grew up in America, but my parents are from Taiwan...

Answer 51

ahh.i guess te rdiddle is disadvantageous for non-english speakers..

Answer 52

This is an English website, and it is called a riddle in English, so I really just didn't pay attention to what I asked for.

Answer 53

@experimentX

Answer 54

nice rule xD

Answer 55

@lgbasallote Why did you copy FFM's words....?

Answer 56

ha lol @Callisto we just copied the same text...it's a harry potter quote

Answer 57

I see.. Haven't read Harry Potter yet :P