Every so often its good to exercise your brain with a math problem or two that forces you to recall principles you learned decades prior. Can you solve 5+5x5+5 without a hitch?

Thousands of people have been stumped by a maths question which others have deemed 'easy'. The quiz question has now gone viral, so are you able to work out the answer?

Try your hand at five math problems given to students at BEAM. The questions require no knowledge beyond addition and multiplication — but that doesn’t mean they’re easy.

Every so often its good to exercise your brain with a math problem or two that forces you to recall principles you learned decades prior. Can you solve 5+5x5+5 without a hitch?