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A simple egg puzzle has been circulating online, and many people get the answer wrong because they treat each action as involving a different pair of eggs.

The riddle says:

“I have 6 eggs. I broke 2. I fried 2. I ate 2. How many eggs were left?”

At first, someone might calculate:

6 − 2 − 2 − 2 = 0

However, that calculation assumes that six different eggs were used. The wording does not say that.

The most logical explanation is that the same two eggs were broken, then fried, and finally eaten. To fry eggs, they usually must first be broken. Those two fried eggs can then be the two eggs that were eaten.

Therefore, only two eggs were used.

6 original eggs − 2 used eggs = 4 eggs left

Correct Answer: 4 Eggs

The puzzle tests careful reading rather than difficult mathematics. The hidden trick is recognizing that the three actions—breaking, frying, and eating—can all apply to the same two eggs.