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Can you do this puzzle? (Bet you can't)

444 replies

Ohdearymeshame · 29/03/2020 14:07

OP posts:
Riv · 29/03/2020 17:33

No brackets around the boy and the cone so you do the sum sequentially, i.e. left to right, so add the shoe and the boy with shoes and cones, then multiply everything before the multiplication sign with the thing immediately after the multiplication sign.

If anything can be said to be bracketed it would be the boy and his additional items : shoe + (boy + 2 shoes + 2 cones) x cone = ?

Willow2017 · 29/03/2020 17:38

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Mummyshark2018 · 29/03/2020 17:43

48

Balonder · 29/03/2020 17:46

43

dementedpixie · 29/03/2020 17:53

No brackets around the boy and the cone so you do the sum sequentially

This is not true. Doesnt matter if there are brackets or not, the mathematical rule is that you do multiplication/division first before addition/subtraction

2018SoFarSoGreat · 29/03/2020 18:05

48

Babymamaroon · 29/03/2020 18:29

40

Babymamaroon · 29/03/2020 18:30

Updated to say 20

dementedpixie · 29/03/2020 18:33

How do you get 20?

dementedpixie · 29/03/2020 18:34

Everyone should show their working for extra marks Grin

Bingeslayer · 29/03/2020 18:42

26
2x shoes =10 so 1=5
2×chips =4 so 1=2
1 man = 5
So 1×shoe =5
2×shoe 2×chips and 1×man =19
14 chips =2
Total =26

PhilCornwall1 · 29/03/2020 18:43
  1. Multiplication before addition
Bingeslayer · 29/03/2020 18:43

Sorry meant 1×chips not 14

dementedpixie · 29/03/2020 18:45

It's a '×' at the end not '+"

Funkytowns · 29/03/2020 18:46

20

dementedpixie · 29/03/2020 18:46

Its 5 + 19 × 2 and you multiply first before adding

Xmasfairy86 · 29/03/2020 18:50

43

Bingeslayer · 29/03/2020 18:55

Bollocks I didn't see the x in the last row so
5+19 x2 =48?

dementedpixie · 29/03/2020 19:03

Multiply first then add

MogHog · 29/03/2020 19:04

43

eandz13 · 29/03/2020 19:05

76? This is my first attempt though so hang on I'll check again Grin

Youcunnyfunt · 29/03/2020 19:20

43

1xshoe = 5
1xchips =2
1xboy=5

BODMAS

So
BRACKETS
5 + (5+2+2+5+5=19) x 2

MULTIPLICATION
5 + 19 x 2

19x2= 38

ADDITION
5 + 38 = 43

BODMAS is order of operations

Brackets, Orders, Division, Multiply, add, subtract

stairgates · 29/03/2020 19:29

40

RealJudas · 29/03/2020 19:34

28

RealJudas · 29/03/2020 19:38

Dammit he's got boots on. 48

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