'80% Will Fail' This Tricky Maths Brain Teaser. Can You Crack It?

A mind-bending maths brain teaser was shared on X (formerly Twitter) with the claim that 80 per cent of people have failed to solve it. The teaser presents a series of numbers raised to the power of 2, each equaling a different number. Your challenge is to identify the pattern and answer the question that follows.

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“Who can answer?” asks the caption of the brain teaser shared on X. It reads, “80 per cent will fail.” As per the teaser, if 1 raised to the power of 2 equals 2, 2 raised to the power of 2 equals 6, and 3 raised to the power of 2 equals 12, then what does 4 raised to the power of 2 equal?

Take a look at the brain teaser right here:

The brain teaser, since being shared on August 18, has accumulated over 12,000 views and still counting. It has also received numerous likes and comments.

Check out how people reacted to this brain teaser here:

“16 on 18,” said an individual.

Another added, “4^2 = 16 + 4 = 20.”

“16. How come the 2nd and 3rd are wrong?” commented a third.

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Many in the comments section unanimously think that 20 is the correct answer to this brain teaser. Were you able to solve this brain teaser? If so, what answer did you get?