Brain Out Level 22

Overview

A pink piggy bank sits on the board beside a pile of gold coins, and the prompt says three coins have been put into the piggy bank, then asks how many coins are there now. The tempting arithmetic is to start from the three added coins, but the bank already held an unknown number before them, so the answer cannot be worked out by addition alone. The solution is to break the piggy bank open and count the coins that spill out. The total revealed after smashing it is 15 coins, which you enter in the answer field and confirm.

• Difficulty: Regular
• Estimated moves: 6

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Read the prompt and note that only the three newly added coins are mentioned. The coins already inside the bank are not stated, so you cannot reach the total by adding three to a guessed starting amount.
2. Put the three loose coins into the piggy bank first if they are still sitting outside. Drag each coin to the slot on top of the piggy until all three have dropped in.
3. Recognize that the closed piggy hides its contents. To count the real total, the bank has to be opened rather than kept intact.
4. Tap the piggy bank repeatedly, three or four times, to smash it open. The bank cracks apart and the gold coins spill out onto the board around the broken shell.
5. Count every coin in the spilled pile carefully, including coins that roll to the sides of the broken bank. The total number of coins after breaking it open is 15.
6. Enter 15 in the answer field and tap OK. The board accepts the count and the success panel appears. If the submitted number is rejected, recount the spilled coins to make sure none was missed behind the shell.

The level is a break-and-count puzzle. The piggy bank deliberately conceals its contents, and the trick is that you destroy the container to see what was inside before doing the arithmetic.

Strategy & Reasoning

A first pass treats the question as a simple addition: three coins went in, so three coins are there now. That ignores the coins the bank already held, which are the bulk of the answer. Breaking the bank removes that hidden state and turns the problem into a straightforward count of everything visible. The accepted number 15 reflects the whole pile, not just the three coins added this round.

Entering three fails because it counts only the new coins and ignores the original stash. Guessing a larger number fails if the spilled coins were not counted accurately. Keeping the bank closed fails because the interior coins stay hidden and cannot be verified. The intended order is therefore add the coins, smash the bank, count the spill, then submit. This pattern repeats in later levels where a closed container must be broken or opened before its contents can be counted.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Do not answer with the three coins just added. The piggy already held other coins, and the real total only appears once the bank is broken open.
• Smash the piggy bank by tapping it several times, not by looking for a hidden slot. The bank cracks apart under repeated taps, and the coins spill out where you can count them.
• Count every spilled coin before entering the number, including those tucked beside the broken shell. The accepted total after breaking the bank is 15.