>>>>>Several people answered 40
>>>>>I can get 52 or 96, but not 40.
>>>>>What am I missing?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>It's easy, Bill
>>>>
>>>>On each row, the number on the right = the sum of two numbers on the left added to the number on the right above
>>>>
>>>>So,
>>>>
>>>>2nd row : 2 + 5 + 5 = 12
>>>>3rd row: 3 + 6 + 12 = 21
>>>>4th row: 8 + 11 + 21 = 40
>>>
>>>Why is 4th row 8+11, rather than 7+10 (Or Marcia's 4+7) ?
>>>I know I am getting old but still do not see it :-)
>>
>>You have to go back to the original message from Bill - and actually click on the picture -
>>Then you will see the 4th row
>
>The 4th row is really the 8th row if you follow the pattern... you're missing 4,5,6,7, so the answer should be 96: 8 + 11 + 77...

If and only if there is such pattern - and 4, 5, 6 and 7 were not in