6. The Fancy Foreign Math
This problem ranks 6th on our list of easiest math problems that look hard. It is very interesting as the difficulty comes not from the math itself, but rather from the unusual assumption with which you have to solve the problem. The problem goes “In a foreign country, half of 5 = 3. Based on that same proportion, what’s one-third of 10? It seems quite difficult at first, but if you can cope with your brain telling you that half of 5 is always 2.5, then you can solve this problem quite easily.
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