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DCBob

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158. Cannot be solved. There is no value given or implied for the single boot or horseshoe images.

Thu Sep 8, 2016, 12:29 PM

Sep 2016

Assuming the value is one for one boot because the two boot image is two is assuming too much. Same with the single horseshoe.

The other images we know values for dont work that way.

One horse is 10. Two horsehoes are 4. There is no numeric consistency implied or defined regarding the number of elements in an image.

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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