Maths Disagreement

[TulaOfDarkWater]

One person thinks the answer is 165 and the other thinks 67, who is right?

YABU - 165
YANBU - 67

Or what’s the answer if both are wrong?

2+3+3x10

so either 80 or 35 if doing BODMAS

Cross post with everyone!

I think it's 38?

I initially thought it was 67 (3+4+4x15) but then I noticed the symbols were different, as other people have pointed out.

In the top sum, the shape has 15 sides in total (made up of a square,a pentagon and a hexagon) and is worth 15. The shape at the bottom is made up of just a pentagon and a hexagon so I assume it's worth 11.

The bunches of bananas in the top sums contain 4 bananas and are worth 4, but the bunches of bananas in the bottom sum only contain 3 bananas so I assume they are worth 3.

Finally, the clocks in the top sums are set to 3 o clock and are worth 3, whereas the clock in the bottom sum is set to 2 o clock, so I assume it's worth 2.

That would make the last sum 2+3+3x11=38.

Reading the above I think 38 is also valid as you can read that grey shape as being 11 points or 2/3 of 15 I think. It depends how you want to interpret that shape.

It is 35.

You look at the number on the clock.
You count the number of bananas.
You count the shapes (each shape is worth 5).

It's
2 + 3 + 3 x 10

You do the multiplication first.

2 + 3 + 30

@Sideswiped so close! look at the clock time.

Bugger....
I give up!

Oh! The shapes arent 5 each. It's number of sides.

So

2 + 3 + 3 × 11

That's 38.

@Itsalmostanaccessory

It is 35.

You look at the number on the clock.
You count the number of bananas.
You count the shapes (each shape is worth 5).

It's
2 + 3 + 3 x 10

You do the multiplication first.

2 + 3 + 30

35.

that's what I got

Neither it’s 38

I agree with 38.

These things wind me up though, as it is so much easier with algebra!

I counted 13 sides to last pattern
Clocks are at 2 and 3 bananas
Entered into Excel which uses BODMAS
2+3+3x13=44

38

Agree with 38

2 on the clock
3 bananas
11 sides

2+3+ (3x11)

2+3+33

38

There's not enough information to know whether the value of the grey shapes in the top line is 15 each because of the total sides/vertices (which would make the grey shape in the fourth line equal 11); or is the value of the top line 15 because each grey shape - regardless of vertices - has a value of 5 (which would make the grey shape in the fourth line equal 10).

Depends on the value of the square, surely? How do we know what that is?

@Iamnotthe1

It's 38

The o'clock matters in the clock.
Each banana is worth 1.
The number of vertices matter with the shapes.

2 + 3 + 3 × 11
2 + 3 + 33
38

Yes this is how I got 38.

The clocks shows a different time, there is a different number of bananas and fewer shapes on the final line.

@bruffin

It's a 6 sided shape and a 5 sided shaped. That's 11.

If you count those 2 shapes together as 13 sides, then the other example sums dont work.

So if its number of sides then it is 11.

I get 38.

The initial grey shapes have 15 corners.
There are 4 bananas.
The clock points to 3 o’clock.

The images In the final sum are slightly different.

38

It’s 38

The grey symbol changes and the square is no longer present. It’s value changes to 11

The banana count goes down to 3

The clock changes to 2

38

Its 38

All the shapes change if you look carefully even the bananas. Is this a trick question. I got told in maths if there are no brackets you just do the sum from start to finish. Has this changed now. Wouldn't surprise me.

[quote Itsalmostanaccessory]@bruffin

It's a 6 sided shape and a 5 sided shaped. That's 11.

If you count those 2 shapes together as 13 sides, then the other example sums dont work.

So if its number of sides then it is 11.[/quote]
Yes you're right