Oh dear - a puzzle for Christmas season - Dec 2023
Dec 11, 2023 08:55:50 #
Jimb13
Loc: San Antonio
twosummers wrote:
Hi there puzzlers - have a go at this one - suggest an answer but DON'T give your method (I want to keep people guessing for a bit) - I'll post the solution in a few days time!
Enjoy
Enjoy
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Dec 11, 2023 08:55:54 #
twosummers wrote:
Hi there puzzlers - have a go at this one - suggest an answer but DON'T give your method (I want to keep people guessing for a bit) - I'll post the solution in a few days time!
Enjoy
Enjoy
There is no right answer as given.
A+BxC=? needs to be either
(A+B)xC=? or
A+(BxC)=?
Each gives a different answer
Dec 11, 2023 08:56:05 #
Looking at the pictures and how they changed I will throw my vote in........40
Dec 11, 2023 08:56:55 #
Carl rl
Loc: Lutz, FL
twosummers wrote:
Hi there puzzlers - have a go at this one - suggest an answer but DON'T give your method (I want to keep people guessing for a bit) - I'll post the solution in a few days time!
Enjoy
Enjoy
I say 50
Dec 11, 2023 08:58:27 #
keegan wrote:
There is no right answer as given.
A+BxC=? needs to be either
(A+B)xC=? or
A+(BxC)=?
Each gives a different answer
A+BxC=? needs to be either
(A+B)xC=? or
A+(BxC)=?
Each gives a different answer
I like that statement. I seem to recall that most of the math problems I encountered in school "no right answer."
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Dec 11, 2023 09:07:25 #
MrBossHK
Loc: The West Valley of Phoenix metro area
jerryc41 wrote:
I like that statement. I seem to recall that most of the math problems I encountered in school "no right answer."
Google "PEMDAS"
Dec 11, 2023 09:07:45 #
rplain1 wrote:
I think you are missing the X.
Ah, the X factor! Let's make that 40.
Dec 11, 2023 09:09:25 #
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Dec 11, 2023 09:15:59 #
So much for honoring the OP's request......
...suggest an answer but DON'T give your method (I want to keep people guessing for a bit)...
...suggest an answer but DON'T give your method (I want to keep people guessing for a bit)...
Dec 11, 2023 09:19:34 #
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