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9 Surprisingly Tricky Word Problems That Will Recharge Your Brain

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Is your mind feeling a little sluggish lately? It could be a case of brain fog, or maybe you could really use a nap. Whatever the case may be, you might just need to give yourself a little mental exercise. Like the rest of our body, our noggins needs to be stretched and strengthened on a regular basis, too.

As kids, we could rely on our classes at school to challenge us. Even if we didn’t always pay close attention to our teachers, we could still soak up some new info every day. As adults, the responsibility to seek out ways to recharge our brains is all on us. That can mean anything from picking up a hobby, learning a foreign language, or even enrolling back into academic or vocational courses

If you want to get started with something a little less time consuming, though, you can take a scroll through some of the trickiest brain teasers we were able to gather up. Each word problem may seem like it has a simple answer, but you should make sure you’re really reading close and thinking twice before checking out the answers below. 

Take a look to see how many brain teasers you can guess right — and be sure to share the fun with your friends and family, too!

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