srt101fan wrote:
I think you're on to something there, Jerry. It's a cute, fun puzzle, but there is no mathematical link leading to an answer.
The first equation shows 3 identical icons (clocks) that represent three numbers that added together will yield "6". Based on the equation, the clock icon must represent the number "2".
The 2nd and 3rd equations bring in additional icons whose values can be determined from those equations.
The fourth equation is not mathematically linked to the others. For example, just because a four-legged table represents the number "4" in the first three equations, doesn't mean that a three-legged table has to represent the number "3".
The fourth equation brings in a new set of icons that are only pictorially, not mathematically, linked to the first three equations. Therefore, you can assign any values to these icons and come up with any answers you want.....
[How's that for overthinking? 😁]
I think you're on to something there, Jerry. It's... (
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