Tricky puzzle

[smutchin]

well.... after a couple of mins, I'm not sure why there isn't 2 answers to this?

There might be!

I got the 'correct' answer inside a minute, but any arbitrary pattern like this could have multiple solutions.

 

[winjim]

There might be!

I got the 'correct' answer inside a minute, but any arbitrary pattern like this could have multiple solutions.

If it's a proper test I would expect them to have checked it for multiple solutions. The rubbish ones on facebook or whatever are generally designed to be ambiguous to generate argument.

 

[smutchin]

If it's a proper test I would expect them to have checked it for multiple solutions. The rubbish ones on facebook or whatever are generally designed to be ambiguous to generate argument.

I'm going to take that as a challenge and see if I can come up with an arguably valid alternative solution for this one...

 

[MichaelO]

Spoiler: spolier

]Let's call the number in the square box on the left AB and the number in the square box on the right CD

The number in the lozenge between the square boxes is (B+D),(A+C). So in the third line the number in the lozenge should be (7+2),(1+8) = 99

Too much gin last night - not sure how I was looking at it before!!

 

[Nigeyy]

I think this is probably too late, but here's another answer:

Spoiler

so one answer is 67, as you can transpose the numbers and add them, e.g. looking at the first row, you have 41 -transpose and it becomes 14, then add it to the other 12, but transpose it and you get 21, so 14 + 21 = 35, the number in the diamond. However
when I first looked at it, I thought of the numbers 67 or 76 could be the missing number. Why? Simple: take each of the numbers and reduce them to a single digit, i.e. taking the 3rd row down, we have 17 and 82 with 99 in the middle. By doing 1+7=8, and 8+2 = 10 = 1+0 =1,
we can then add the 2 single digits of 8 and 1 to get 9. Now 99 = 9+9 = 18 = 1+8 = 9.

Using that on the final row, we have 55=5+5=10=1+0=1, and 21 = 2+1=3, so adding the 2 single digits together, we get 1+3=4. So..... if we look at either 67 (6+7=13=1+3=4) or 76 (7+6=13=1+3=4) either could be the correct answer.

I wonder if there are more "answers" there as well!

 

[Nigeyy]

I might have one for you above ^

I'm going to take that as a challenge and see if I can come up with an arguably valid alternative solution for this one...

 

[PaulSB]

It's interesting how we all have different aptitudes.

This was easy for me, took about 30 seconds. But I am hopeless at anagrams

That's interesting because I am brilliant at anagrams and most word based puzzles. I can usually look at an anagram and see the answer in seconds

 

[MossCommuter]

I think this is probably too late, but here's another answer:

Spoiler

so one answer is 67, as you can transpose the numbers and add them, e.g. looking at the first row, you have 41 -transpose and it becomes 14, then add it to the other 12, but transpose it and you get 21, so 14 + 21 = 35, the number in the diamond. However
when I first looked at it, I thought of the numbers 67 or 76 could be the missing number. Why? Simple: take each of the numbers and reduce them to a single digit, i.e. taking the 3rd row down, we have 17 and 82 with 99 in the middle. By doing 1+7=8, and 8+2 = 10 = 1+0 =1,
we can then add the 2 single digits of 8 and 1 to get 9. Now 99 = 9+9 = 18 = 1+8 = 9.

Using that on the final row, we have 55=5+5=10=1+0=1, and 21 = 2+1=3, so adding the 2 single digits together, we get 1+3=4. So..... if we look at either 67 (6+7=13=1+3=4) or 76 (7+6=13=1+3=4) either could be the correct answer.

I wonder if there are more "answers" there as well!

I have no idea what this means