At first glance, this egg puzzle looks like simple elementary-school math, but the final equation is where many people make a mistake! Let’s work it out step by step. In the first line, three brown eggs equal 18. Since all three eggs have the same value, we divide 18 by 3. That means one brown egg is worth 6.

In the second line, two white eggs plus one brown egg equal 20. We already know the brown egg is worth 6, so we subtract 6 from 20, leaving 14. Divide 14 by 2, and we discover that one white egg is worth 7. Now we have both numbers needed to solve the final challenge.

Here comes the tricky part: Brown Egg + White Egg × Brown Egg. Replacing the eggs with their values gives us 6 + 7 × 6. Some people might add 6 and 7 first, then multiply by 6, getting 78. However, that would ignore the correct order of operations. According to PEMDAS/BODMAS, multiplication must be performed before addition. So, 7 × 6 = 42, and then 6 + 42 = 48.

The correct answer is 48! Did you get it right on your first try, or did the multiplication sign catch you off guard? Share your answer in the comments and challenge your friends to solve it too!