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A Reddit user shared a puzzle and asked, “Am I dumb, or was I just lucky?” while sharing a screenshot that shows the user selecting the correct answer to a maths quiz. The post left people intrigued, and many took to the comments section to share the explanation behind the correct answer. Brain Teaser: Which one do you think is the correct answer? (Reddit/@merayjr95) “I was doing my daily maths, and I got completely stumped. 10% of what? It doesn’t say anywhere that the whole batch is 100, only that 10% of it is samples. I guess 10 and was lucky to get it right. Am I just dumb, or is this technically unsolvable?” the Reddit user also wrote along with the brain teaser. Discover the thrill of cricket like never before, exclusively on HT. Explore now! The screenshot the user shared shows a question that reads, “Brain Teaser. Vikram wants to give out samples of his new chai tea. Each sample is 10% of the batch. How many samples can he give out, using the whole batch?” The question is followed three options – 100, 10, and 1. It also shows that the user selected the correct answer, which is “10”. Take a look at the post to see if you know how the user arrived at the correct answer: The post was shared a few months ago. Since then, the share has accumulated nearly 500 upvotes. The post has also prompted people to share varied reactions. Here’s how Reddit users reacted to the puzzle:“A sample is 10% of the batch. So the first time he gives out a sample, 90% of the batch is remaining. The second time, 80% is remaining. The third time, 70% is remaining. And so on until the tenth time he gives out a sample and there’s 0% of the batch left,” posted a Reddit user. “The whole batch has to always be 100%. Which means that if one batch is 10%, he can give out ten batches, because there’s ten portions of 10% in a hundred,” added another. “Read this over ‘each sample is 10%’. How many 10% is in 100%? 10, so there are 10 samples. You don’t always need to know the actual amount of something when you’re working with percentage,” joined a third. “I’m confused about what confuses you. Regardless of the number of units, if you always give away 10% of it, you can only give it away ten times before you run out,” wrote a fourth. Unveiling ‘Elections 2024: The Big Picture’, a fresh segment in HT’s talk show ‘The Interview with Kumkum Chadha’, where leaders across the political spectrum discuss the upcoming general elections. Watch Now!