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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