How many eggs are in the picture? Look carefully before you answer.

It seems simple. You see a pyramid of neatly stacked eggs, and the question is:

“How many eggs are in the picture?”

Naturally, your brain starts counting them at full speed. Some guess 10. Others 20. Some even go so far as to overthink and try to calculate the hidden layers. But here’s the problem:

It’s not about geometry, it’s more about what you can actually see.

The Challenge

The image shows a group of brown eggs arranged in a triangle on a tray. Some appear complete, while others are partially visible or hidden behind others. One might be tempted to assume that there are hidden layers. But the question is specific:

“How many eggs are in the picture?”

This means: count only the eggs that are visible – not what could be