The chatbot gave wildly different answers to the same math problem, with one version of ChatGPT even refusing to show how it came to its conclusion.

The equation, shared by user @BholanathDutta on X, appears simple enough for grade school students - but users were left with different answers.

User BholanathDutta posted the brain teaser with the caption 'Can you solve this', presenting what appears to be a simple math problem that follows an unusual pattern.

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Unless you do it in your day to day job, math can be very easy to avoid once you graduate from school. See if you can go back to your school days and solve this problem in 30 seconds or less.