determine the missing number

and what do you mean by saying "It makes the total and the averages squares. There is also a square number of pieces."?

The total is a square (28^2).
The average of the pieces (total/16) is a square (7^2).
The number of pieces is a square (4^2).

Of course, the last statement is true no matter what the missing number is.

Lots of squares.

i wish it was the correct answer. unfortunately, it isn't. any ideas? by the way, this question was taken from highsociety iq test.

46

and why did you choose that number?

uhh.. im probally wrong.. but I choose a simple way to answer.

the diffrence between the left and right points of the square is 3.
so i added that to the bottom number that is the point (43) - ignoring all other numbers of course. . Just a shot in the dark.

quikkie, it's time to publish "the answer".

yeah

unfortunately, this puzzle was taken from one of the iq test of highsociety website. therefore, i don't know the answer. however, it was very nice to see yours ideas. by the way, shewolfnm : your answer was also incorrect. sorry.

I've taken those high society test......usually the answer to the question is very simple. You'd be surprised.......

that is why i took the route I did to get my answer.

Quick, if you dont have the answer, then how do you know when our answers are wrong? ;-)

First you state "I don't know the answer" then you tell Shewolf "your answer is incorrect."

How did you work that out?

well, i tried to fill it in the answers in the test and it didn't change the score.

Why are you posing a Riddle here when you don't know the answer? Who is the arbiter that will decide which post is correct?

well, mainly i post riddles that i know their answers. however, this riddle was very difficult that i wanted to know what its answer. i am sorry if i have done any bad.

Oh no, don't be sorry, you haven't done anything wrong. I was merely asking a question.

Pose as many riddles as you wish - after all, this website is titled Able2Know :wink:

well, next time i will be more careful and write a note if i know the solution or not.

We have a square carved into 16 segments... all irregular, and the surface area of each segment does not seem to be accurately reflected by the numeric value ascribed... i.e., the right-hand corner piece is assigned a value of 30, but the piece assigned a value of 55 is obviously more than twice the size of said corner piece.

If one totals up the number values of the fifteen pieces (whose values are given), one comes up with a total of 757.
757 divided by 15 is gives us an average value per piece...50 and 7/15.
I rounded it off to 50, multiplied that average by 16 and got 800... a ballpark estimate of the total surface area.

800 less 757 gave me a remainder of 43.

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