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Another puzzle! Who can solve it?

213 replies

ChittyBangabang · 15/07/2023 10:28

Go on. Get your brains working!

Another puzzle! Who can solve it?
OP posts:
TheNinthLock · 15/07/2023 13:01

28

paradoxicalfrog · 15/07/2023 13:13

29

3C = 60, so C = 20

20 + 2E = 26, so E = 3

3 + 2B = 15, so B = 6

20 + 3 + 6 = 29

EmpressaurusOfCats · 15/07/2023 13:15

When are you going to come back with the answer, @ChittyBangabang?

wordler · 15/07/2023 13:15

28

2 eggs and four bananas in final pic

2x4 + 20

paradoxicalfrog · 15/07/2023 13:16

Correction, missed the x in the last line.

20 + (3 x 6) = 20 + 18

= 38.

Summertimesunshineandfizz · 15/07/2023 13:18

29
im old and this is the maths we did in primary school. I never mastered long division though!

DidyouNO · 15/07/2023 13:18

92

DidyouNO · 15/07/2023 13:19

88 actually I think.

paradoxicalfrog · 15/07/2023 13:19

Ha!

Didn't spot that there are different quantities of bananas and eggs.

Summerswimmer767 · 15/07/2023 13:20

138

TwinsPlusAnotherOne · 15/07/2023 13:21

Cat is 20.

Eggs and bananas 1 each.

20 + 2 x 4 = 88

ThreeRingCircus · 15/07/2023 13:21

88

paradoxicalfrog · 15/07/2023 13:31

28

(assuming there are 6 bananas in both of the larger bunches in line 3, which isn't very clear; and 4 bananas in the bunch in line 4)

lapisamethyst · 15/07/2023 13:31

88

Boomboom22 · 15/07/2023 13:34

How is anyone getting anything but 38? Bidmas people.

Boomboom22 · 15/07/2023 13:36

Ah OK taking no of eggs and bananas into account 28.

loveandpoprockz · 15/07/2023 13:37

38

CloverHilla · 15/07/2023 13:37

Boomboom22 · 15/07/2023 13:34

How is anyone getting anything but 38? Bidmas people.

I know you corrected yourself, but I did laugh at this and think.... because 38 is wrong!

Madlymumming · 15/07/2023 13:37

138

paradoxicalfrog · 15/07/2023 13:38

If OP doesn't return, you can find the explanation here

Madlymumming · 15/07/2023 13:38

No. 88!

TeenGirlParent · 15/07/2023 13:42

paradoxicalfrog · 15/07/2023 13:38

If OP doesn't return, you can find the explanation here

There's going to be a lot of 🥚 on a lot of 😈 when they read the solution 😀

JaneJeffer · 15/07/2023 13:47

It's nonsense

ShinyAppleDreamingOfTheSea · 15/07/2023 13:50

Boomboom22 · 15/07/2023 13:34

How is anyone getting anything but 38? Bidmas people.

It's 28

LauraNicolaides · 15/07/2023 13:56

paradoxicalfrog · 15/07/2023 13:38

If OP doesn't return, you can find the explanation here

It's not a solution though! It ignores the different-sized cats. And it ignores the baskets.