[SouthernClaire]

(If you know how to arrive at the correct answer, please don't share yet.)

[ClearCase_guy]

I don’t even see why it’s complex.

[WinMod70]

Hard to believe any adult can’t figure that out.

[TexasFreeper2009]

Considering that it seems ruffly half of the population is retarded now, it doesn’t surprise me that many might struggle with this simple problem.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I am 71, and I checked the link to make sure, but I got the correct answer instinctively and practically instantly. I fail to see what makes this complicated.

[al baby]

Some people = Muslims ?

[HereInTheHeartland]

It’s hard to count the people because they are wearing masks.

[Tamatoa]

Very easy to solve.

[Jeff Chandler]

That is not math. That is arithmetic.

[TexasFreeper2009]

I have another problem for you:

prosperous democracy + socialism + a couple of decades = ?

[KierkegaardMAN]

The total number lost is two passengers. Add that number to those currently on the train to get original number of passengers.

[AndyTheBear]

It seems super easy...

[Pollard]

Did it in my head in a few seconds but a lot of people struggle with word based math problems.

[FatherofFive]

How many people were on the train to begin with?

I suggest the correct answer is 0, unless some people live on the train.

[rockabyebaby]

It’s basic math, easy!

[OKSooner]

Either the correct answer is 65, or there’s some clever subtlety in the way the question is worded to throw the testee off, i.e. it’s a trick question/clickbait.

[farmguy]

Well, it all depends...

What were the pronouns of all the people?

[Responsibility2nd]

“There were some people on a train.”

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Some people on a train did something.

~Ihan Omar

[brownsfan]

Zero.

How many were on the train to begin with? Unless they live on the train, it started empty. :P

[Swordmaker]

All one needs to concern oneself with is the net gain or loss of passengers during the trip.

That makes the word problem simple.

19 passengers get off while 17 passengers get on to replace them… simple subtraction gives us the answer to either add or subtract passengers to the final tally of passengers. Voilá! Answer.

[Justice]

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