We are given with 1 + 4 = 5 2 + 5 = 12 3 + 6 = 21 8 + 11 = ?
The answer is 40. 1 + 4 = 5 (simply 1 plus 4) 2 + 5 = 12 (this is supposed to be 7 but adding 5 from the previous sum results to 12) 3 + 6 = 21 (this is supposed to be 9 but adding 12 gives 21) 8 + 11 = 40 (this is supposed to be 19 and adding 21 gives 40)