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27+48

27+48

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Updated Jan 29, 2025 at 09:31PM EST by LiterallyAustin.

Added Jul 02, 2019 at 12:30PM EDT by Adam.

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27+48 refers to a popular Twitter thread asking people to explain the thought process they go through when solving the math problem, particularly the smaller equations they perform to come to the correct answers.

Origin

On June 25th, 2019, Twitter user @Wparks91[1] tweeted the question "What happens in your head when you do 27+48?," gaining over 28,000 replies, 3,300 retweets and 22,000 likes (shown below).


Walty Walt Follow @Wparks91 What happens in your head when you do 27+48? 8:43 PM 25 Jun 2019

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Twitter users responded with the various smaller equations they perform to solve the problem. User @WICKEDWIZRD[2] tweeted their solution was to add 7+8 and then 20+40, making 75, gaining over 16,000 likes (shown below, left). User @istylekins[3] posted a more traditional method, gaining over 900 retweets and 10,000 likes (shown below, right). The various responses were covered by Popbuzz.[4]


bling Follow @WICKEDWIZRD Replying to @Wparks91 20+40 09 15 7+8 60+15 75 10:23 PM 25 Jun 2019 Tiffani Follow @istylekinks Replying to @Wparks91 8+7 is 15, carry the 1. 4+2+1 is 7. 75. 9:53 PM 25 Jun 2019

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Kervé Villechaize Follow @OutsiderKervin Replying to @WICKEDWIZRD @Wparks91 27+50-2=75 12:27 AM 26 Jun 2019 DJ Follow @priusCSGO Replying to @n0thing @Wparks91 I'm a 7+48+20 type of guy 3:18 PM 26 Jun 2019 Jordan Gilbert Follow @nOthing Replying to @Wparks91 204015 or 50 + 25 2:36 PM 26 Jun 2019 Sometimes funny Follow @ZTVComedyNews Replying to @Euqinomist @YourGurlMitz and 4 others 27 automatically becomes 30 for me, so that I'm adding a round number to the not-so- round one. That way it's just 30 48. And removing 3 is easy. 10:01 PM 26 Jun 2019 kai) Follow @venusmartian Replying to @Wparks91 27 2 25 48 2 50 50 25 75 11:50 PM 25 Jun 2019 Shaun Roe Follow @itszerolove Replying to @priusCSGO @nOthing @Wparks91 In my head it ends up working out like "2+4 and add a zero for 60, then 7+8 is 15, so 60+15 is 75.". 4:41 PM 26 Jun 2019

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