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Can YOU solve it? [View all] Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 OP
I think I got it NightWatcher Sep 2016 #1
Yes, see in here OnDoutside Sep 2016 #2
No Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #3
I'm all ears ... please explain OnDoutside Sep 2016 #4
Look at formula again Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #6
Ah, 41 OnDoutside Sep 2016 #10
No Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #21
Why not? Why would 48 be a better answer? TreasonousBastard Sep 2016 #18
No Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #22
Never mind-- one boot one shoe... Aargh! TreasonousBastard Sep 2016 #24
... Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #32
One boot has no value jberryhill Sep 2016 #76
If it's raining, or snowing... pintobean Sep 2016 #85
No, then you get bread bags jberryhill Sep 2016 #86
Won't they melt from the fire? pintobean Sep 2016 #87
Ask Joni Ernst jberryhill Sep 2016 #125
Ah, the HHGG answer. baldguy Sep 2016 #91
1 + 10 x 4 = 44. randome Sep 2016 #5
No Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #7
Different calculators use different orders of precedence. randome Sep 2016 #20
No Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #28
PEMDAS = Paren, Exponent, Mult, Div, Add, Sub. 1 + 10 X 2 = 21. Same as 1 + (10 x 2) = 21. TheBlackAdder Sep 2016 #103
That does bring back the nightmares of freshman algebra. kentuck Sep 2016 #116
Sorry for that! TheBlackAdder Sep 2016 #132
22? pinboy3niner Sep 2016 #8
No Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #12
Ah! 1 + (10 x 2) = 21 :) pinboy3niner Sep 2016 #51
.. Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #109
21 pintobean Sep 2016 #9
.. Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #14
Agree. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2016 #147
If it's not 21 I'd like to know why. The King of Prussia Sep 2016 #11
.. Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #16
21 yesphan Sep 2016 #13
... Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #17
Total is 22 Dale Neiburg Sep 2016 #15
No..but close Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author randome Sep 2016 #29
Yup magicnpoetry Sep 2016 #127
22 Donkees Sep 2016 #23
No Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #26
48 ....edit MicaelS Sep 2016 #25
.. Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #27
21... Deuce Sep 2016 #30
.. Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #34
11? (If I remember my order of operations correctly.) 11 Bravo Sep 2016 #31
No Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #37
I edited my response. Is 11 correct? 11 Bravo Sep 2016 #40
48 B2G Sep 2016 #33
No Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #35
22 mcar Sep 2016 #36
No Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #38
I just corrected mcar Sep 2016 #39
Remember the sequencing of math operators Buzz Clik Sep 2016 #44
I forgot that - math class was a long time ago! mcar Sep 2016 #47
! Buzz Clik Sep 2016 #49
My math teacher SO will be so proud! mcar Sep 2016 #50
God...now I hear my algebra teacher's voice! Maeve Sep 2016 #148
.. Buzz Clik Sep 2016 #153
That's her! eom Maeve Sep 2016 #159
Look at formula very carefully Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #45
11 landolfi Sep 2016 #41
Never mind, see this was attempted already. landolfi Sep 2016 #43
13? n/t TDale313 Sep 2016 #42
No Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #46
Oh, I see it now. 21. TDale313 Sep 2016 #59
0 U 8 1 2 Grassy Knoll Sep 2016 #48
Why are horseshoes worth more than boots? OilemFirchen Sep 2016 #52
They carry more weight. pintobean Sep 2016 #60
Answer: 20 brooklynite Sep 2016 #53
Horse = 10, Horseshoe = 4, Boot = 2 Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2016 #130
10, 2 and 1 so 21 DrDan Sep 2016 #54
Easy (42) ArtD48 Sep 2016 #55
That's EXACTLY how I see it: 42 LeftofObama Sep 2016 #61
pair horseshoes = 4: pair boots = 2 bigbrother05 Sep 2016 #62
Horseshoe = 2, boot = 1 GummyBearz Sep 2016 #65
If "boot = 1" and "Horseshoe = 2" then BootBoot equals one jberryhill Sep 2016 #83
Sorry GummyBearz Sep 2016 #90
Adjacent symbols implies multiplication, not addition jberryhill Sep 2016 #92
You are confusing the abstract with reality GummyBearz Sep 2016 #94
Those are symbols, not horseshoes jberryhill Sep 2016 #98
1 GummyBearz Sep 2016 #105
Next time I am buying apples, I will buy actual apples, and not poor drawings of them jberryhill Sep 2016 #106
This is not a pipe Orrex Sep 2016 #112
Put 2 of them next to eachother and tell me how many apples you have GummyBearz Sep 2016 #119
If the image of the apple is intended to signify, say, 4 jberryhill Sep 2016 #123
I knew someone was going to do this in this thread. LAGC Sep 2016 #133
What would BootBootBoot equal? lumberjack_jeff Sep 2016 #146
42 Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2016 #56
undefined. unblock Sep 2016 #57
And, apparently, two symbols adjacent is supposed to imply addition instead of multiplication jberryhill Sep 2016 #80
put the symbol '1' next to itself and you get, uh, eleven. unblock Sep 2016 #81
yes, but Boot = Sqrt(2) jberryhill Sep 2016 #84
could also be negative sqrt(2) unblock Sep 2016 #88
How about a quarterhorse? jberryhill Sep 2016 #89
mind. blown. unblock Sep 2016 #93
Damn! kentuck Sep 2016 #118
The problem is under-determined jberryhill Sep 2016 #58
How does one multiply a horse by a horseshoe? pintobean Sep 2016 #64
Oh, come on! Wear the boot on one foot and the horseshoe on the other! randome Sep 2016 #66
Well... Dr. Strange Sep 2016 #70
If the answer to the last equation is 21, isn't there a problem with the equation above it? aikoaiko Sep 2016 #63
Presumably, these are functioning as "tallies", like most early numeration systems used ... eppur_se_muova Sep 2016 #67
Correct, but that is not obvious from the presentation of the problem jberryhill Sep 2016 #78
Your kid is... 3catwoman3 Sep 2016 #160
Dammit. Tricksy visual. nt Codeine Sep 2016 #68
21 eppur_se_muova Sep 2016 #69
21 DawgHouse Sep 2016 #71
42 jack_krass Sep 2016 #72
+1 that's what I got. closeupready Sep 2016 #74
Me too marle35 Sep 2016 #79
look at the boots, look at the horseshoes. How many do you see in each equation. Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #108
21 TexasBushwhacker Sep 2016 #73
42 or maybe 48 oops now just saw the double horse shoe Person 2713 Sep 2016 #75
Eleventy-seven. Everybody knows that. tonyt53 Sep 2016 #77
97? rock Sep 2016 #82
No value stated for the symbol of one horseshoe. No solution without an assumption. Coyotl Sep 2016 #95
if you know the value of 4 horseshoes, then you know the value of one horseshoe DrDan Sep 2016 #96
This is algebra. Nothing more. earthshine Sep 2016 #97
Okay, so what, in your mind does "XX" mean? jberryhill Sep 2016 #101
Agreed this stands common practice on it's head Egnever Sep 2016 #107
XXX = Trojan horse, so XX means pintobean Sep 2016 #121
You make good points. It's not simple algebra, but some bastardization. nt earthshine Sep 2016 #124
I teach college algebra. Coyotl Sep 2016 #144
All formal logic system have both implicit and explicit assumptions. earthshine Sep 2016 #156
ok not easy Egnever Sep 2016 #99
It means "If you kick a horse in the ass, you are getting a horseshoe in your face" jberryhill Sep 2016 #100
That would be the only safe assumption here. LAGC Sep 2016 #134
Although, some migh argue that you can kick a horse, or you can kick an ass jberryhill Sep 2016 #135
... LAGC Sep 2016 #137
1 + 10 x 2 = 21. Multiplication before addition. (Shoe=1, Horse=10, Horseshoe=2) TheBlackAdder Sep 2016 #102
42... lame54 Sep 2016 #104
nope Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #110
Yes... lame54 Sep 2016 #111
Nope. 1 horse shoe does not equal 2 horse shoes. 1 boot does not equal 2 boots. Shrike47 Sep 2016 #113
21 - I was ready to solve simultaneous equations, but quickly realised no need to MowCowWhoHow III Sep 2016 #114
Ok - you got me - 21 - details details lame54 Sep 2016 #115
42. n/t Waldorf Sep 2016 #117
It's the answer to life, the universe and everything! 42 Xyzse Sep 2016 #120
21. nt msanthrope Sep 2016 #122
Who cares? stopbush Sep 2016 #126
Says the person that took the time to type "Who cares?"... ret5hd Sep 2016 #129
The person was not expressing a lack of caring, but canvassing for people who do jberryhill Sep 2016 #136
the dress is black and blue martin mike Sep 2016 #128
40 Tikki Sep 2016 #131
It's 42. marle35 Sep 2016 #138
look at all 4 formulas carefully. Line 3 has 1 boot rather than 2. line 4 has one horse shoe Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #140
42 GreenEyedLefty Sep 2016 #139
solution Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #142
18 KG Sep 2016 #141
807! rug Sep 2016 #143
There is no solution without defining the undefined symbols. Coyotl Sep 2016 #145
Correct. There is no value for 1 boot or 1 horseshoe so the last equation is unsolvable. DCBob Sep 2016 #157
Pile of horseshit? lonestarnot Sep 2016 #149
12 Liberal Veteran Sep 2016 #150
Something about smoking pot. nolabels Sep 2016 #151
22 lamp_shade Sep 2016 #152
I got 22....? alittlelark Sep 2016 #154
21 WDIM Sep 2016 #155
Cannot be solved. There is no value given or implied for the single boot or horseshoe images. DCBob Sep 2016 #158
Agreed but good algebra practice Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #162
Yes. It would have been better to add this.. DCBob Sep 2016 #170
23 baldguy Sep 2016 #161
Close Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #164
21 BlueStateLib Sep 2016 #163
Yes Liberal_in_LA Sep 2016 #165
44? Lady Freedom Returns Sep 2016 #166
My dog barked 48 times. So that must be the answer. JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2016 #167
21 for certain... VOX Sep 2016 #168
44 Stinky The Clown Sep 2016 #169
Remember order of operations..... 21. NT Adrahil Sep 2016 #171
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