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Lochloosa
(16,067 posts)malaise
(269,127 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,211 posts)DontBooVote
(901 posts)10 + 10 + 10 = 30
5 + 5 + 10 = 20
(2 x 2) + (2 x 2) + 5 = 13
10 + (5 x 2) = 20
Always do multiplication first.
Ptah
(33,034 posts)Couldn't get the graphic to show
This one is fascinating
itsrobert
(14,157 posts)Was thinking. XX. Which would be x to the 2nd power which is X times X
Ptah
(33,034 posts)I'm dumb.
Ptah
(33,034 posts)Beartracks
(12,820 posts)ornotna
(10,805 posts)and a scarf in each hand.
Beartracks
(12,820 posts)I didn't see that earlier, either. Is that two more of the "scarves"? Maybe they're not scarves...
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ornotna
(10,805 posts)Look like scarves in the individual depictions. They seem to wrap around his wrists and hang down a Little. I figured one for each hand plus the pair of shoes he was wearing to get to my answer.
lpbk2713
(42,765 posts)All the scarves aren't the same and the last man is not the same.
Two unknowns on the third line equals and unknown.
He has scarves in his hands and check some other things
lpbk2713
(42,765 posts)He just came in off the street. If you can tell those are scarves in his hands, you're better than me.
10 + (5 x 4) = 30
Yavin4
(35,445 posts)First Speaker
(4,858 posts)...wondering where I went wrong...
Each shoe = 5
Each dude = 5
Each tie = 2
MrsCoffee
(5,803 posts)The 5, 5, 2
X_Digger
(18,585 posts)*Each* shoe is five, *each* tie is 1
5 + ((5 + 5 + 5 + 1 + 1) x 1)
5 + 17 x 1
5 + 17
22
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)so it would be 19 x 2 = 38
+ 5 = 43
I think. Do we have the correct answer yet?
X_Digger
(18,585 posts)MrsCoffee
(5,803 posts)Oh... misread the X as +
Now 15 makes sense lol.
malaise
(269,127 posts)The experts say 15 without zoom - that's a whole different equation
lunatica
(53,410 posts)OilemFirchen
(7,143 posts)ornotna
(10,805 posts)Took several looks.
DFW
(54,426 posts)I laid out the details below.
Upon further observation, I think it's 43. Didn't see the accessories on the guy. Tricky.
JustABozoOnThisBus
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EarnestPutz
(2,120 posts)one guy is also five, and one scarf is two. Answer is 20. But its not just simple algebraic substitution, its a too cute test of your powers of observation, as one doesnt notice the change and reads one shoe as shoes, one scarf as scarfs and one doesnt notice the change to multiplication from addition.
Afromania
(2,769 posts)edit: ah just read the posts. I see he has shoes on and is carrying ties. What is that on his wrists, more ties?
MrsCoffee
(5,803 posts)Edit: I think that's just the loop of the tie on his wrists, but I can't see the graphic well.
Afromania
(2,769 posts)Demovictory9
(32,468 posts)2naSalit
(86,741 posts)glaze over. Never was good at math on paper... so to speak.
3catwoman3
(24,025 posts)...or spelling question any day of the week.
I'm usually shitty at this, but the pair of shoes must each be 10, so the guy is 5, the scarves are 4, so one shoe is 5, 1 guy is 5 and 1 scarf is 2. OOOOPS - on edit. The total of the shoe and guy are multiplied by the scarf so it must be 20. Editing again - what's the guy in the last row got in his hands and does it count? Probably isn't 20. Time to go back to crossword puzzles. LOL.
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lindysalsagal
(20,718 posts)sneakers are 10
guy is 5
tall red thing is 2
1/2 sneaker is 5 + 5X2 (10) equals 15
JDC
(10,130 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)rufus dog
(8,419 posts)as payback for making my head hurt.
malaise
(269,127 posts)saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)details. Waiting for you to help those like me with the meaning.
petronius
(26,603 posts)Yavin4
(35,445 posts)Lochloosa
(16,067 posts)remember those?
mobeau69
(11,150 posts)Last edited Sun Mar 10, 2019, 08:18 PM - Edit history (1)
LOL
lame54
(35,311 posts)DFW
(54,426 posts)Each shoe is worth 5, each guy is worth 5, and each tie is worth 2, so.....
Since multiplication is done as one calculation where addition and subtraction are done individually (try an equation in Excel to check), the guy with two ties and two shoes is 19, which times 2 is 38, and then plus 5 for the first shoe would make 43.
But it's after midnight here, so I'm claiming fatigue if I missed something.
skip fox
(19,359 posts)One shoe (5)
+
One man (5) with two shoes (10) and two scarfs (1.5) =16.5
X
one scarf (.75)
= 16.125
TexasBushwhacker
(20,208 posts)Order of operations
Nevilledog
(51,167 posts)Tennis shoes =10
Guy =5
Scarf = 4
Last equation is
10 + 5 x 4
Shit. Missed the half sneaker.
I get 40
Is that fucker holding two tiny scarves?. Last guess 48.
malaise
(269,127 posts)hehehehehe
Nevilledog
(51,167 posts)Truth.....I woulda missed it even with my glasses!
malaise
(269,127 posts)miss it - even with the glasses - zoom worked after I got it wrong
Nevilledog
(51,167 posts)Way to humble DU......
nini
(16,672 posts)If there's ties in his hands - can't tell from the image exactly.. then it's s 23
Shoe = 5
Tie = 2
Man = 5
5+ (5 X 2) = 15 or
5 + (5+4) X 2 = 23
I 'think' lol
On edit: looks like he has shoes on too.. So............
5x2 + (5+4) X 2 = 28
treestar
(82,383 posts)I got 12. Because I missed that the last one was a multiplication sign.
Sneederbunk
(14,297 posts)Polybius
(15,465 posts)Took me a while but I see it now. I originally said 19, easily!
Chipper Chat
(9,685 posts)unblock
(52,285 posts)A pair of shoes may be 10, but we've not defined the value of a single shoe. Especially because individual shoes are not usually identical. The left shoe could be 4 and the right shoe 6. Or the value of a single shoe could be 1 and the second shoe 9. In reality, the value of a single shoe isn't anything close to the value of half a pair of shoes. What would anyone do with just one shoe?
Nor is the value of a single tie or the value of the man wearing a pair of shoes and holding ties defined.
If you want to make some common but mathematically unsupported assumptions, then the guy wearing shoes and holding ties is 19 (5 for man, 4 for ties, 10 for shoes) times 2 is 38, plus 5 for one shoe = 43.
But the real answer is "undefined".
keithbvadu2
(36,865 posts)After blundering the details, I get 97.
Sneaker = 5
Man 5 + two sneakers 10 + two red cloths 8 = 23
Red cloth = 4
5 + (23 x 4 =92) = 97
MrGrieves
(315 posts)MrGrieves
(315 posts)VOX
(22,976 posts)Calculated thus:
3 pairs of shoes = 30
Therefore, 1 pair of shoes must = 10
Therefore, 1 shoe must = 5
1 guy + 1 guy + 1 pair of shoes = 20;
1 pair of shoes = 10
Therefore, 1 guy + 1 guy must = 10
Therefore, 1 guy must = 5
1 pair of wristbands (?) + 1 pair of wristbands
+ 1 guy = 13
Given that 1 guy = 5
Therefore, 2 pairs of wristbands must = 8
Therefore, 1 pair of wristbands must = 4
Therefore, 1 wristband must = 2
Since multiplication must occur FIRST in an algebraic equation:
1 guy worth 5 appears to be wearing 1 pair of wristbands worth 4 AND 1 pair of shoes worth 10
Therefore, 1 guy worth 5 + 1 pair of wristbands worth 4 + 1 pair of shoes worth 10 = 19
Therefore, 19 X 1 wristband worth 2 = 38 (concluding the multiplication aspect)
1 shoe worth 5 + 38 = 43
Therefore, the final answer = 43
keithbvadu2
(36,865 posts)I still missed details.
43
AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ornotna
(10,805 posts)He has 3 shoes and 2 Liverpool scarves, he's either drunk or crazy.
malaise
(269,127 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,362 posts)on operator precedence. Whatever that is.
Ani Yun Wiya
(797 posts)n/t
Lancero
(3,011 posts)Edit
1. 3 pairs of shoes = 30, 10 per pair so 5 per shoe.
2. 2 men and a pair of shoes, remove the pair and you're left with 10/2, so 5 per man.
3. 2 sets of ribbions and a man, remove 5 and you're left with 8/2, 4 per set, so 2 per ribbon.
4. And the difficult one, a man wearing shoes with ribbons on his hands. I'm assuming that everything he's wearing would be treated as in parentheses so thats 5, plus a pair of shoes, plus a set of ribbons for 19, times a ribbon to 38 plus a leftover shoe to get 43.
Though ignoring oop (But still assuming that the 'clothed' man would still count as one value) you'd get 48.