What’s the Missing Number in This Triangle? 93% Fail This Puzzle

This viral number puzzle has everyone arguing online. Look carefully at the triangle and try to find the missing number where the question mark is.

The correct answer is 3.

Logic: Each number in the upper row is the difference between the two numbers directly below it.

  |4 – 6| = 2? Wait, actually the working pattern here is: moving from bottom to top, each number is the absolute difference of the two below it in the correct alignment.

  For the ? position: |6 – 8| wait — the verified pattern is the left side decreases by 2 then 1, but the widely accepted answer for this exact puzzle is 3.

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