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31. 43 Is The Correct Answer :: Thank You LPMAD

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Mon Apr 10, 2023, 04:21 PM

Apr 2023

Last edited Tue Apr 11, 2023, 10:13 AM - Edit history (2)

Shoe = 5

Boy = 5

Cone = 2

5 plus 19 times 2 = 48 (Correct Answer)

OR Maybe

5 plus (19 times 2 = 38) = 43 (More Correct Answer :: As Marked-Up In Red By The Kind 'Laura PourMeADrink')

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More Brain Work [View all] Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2023 OP

12? wendyb-NC Apr 2023 #1

14 ? SarasotaDem Apr 2023 #2

20 Lars39 Apr 2023 #3

I'm bad at math! MN2theMax Apr 2023 #4

15 mopinko Apr 2023 #5

That's what I got. n/t Yavin4 Apr 2023 #41

10 six packs taxi Apr 2023 #6

xx dweller Apr 2023 #7

I2 calguy Apr 2023 #8

shoes are worth 10 WhiteTara Apr 2023 #17

oops! I saw 2 shoes in the last equation WhiteTara Apr 2023 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author Midnight Writer Apr 2023 #20

Two Shoes 10 ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #37

lazy mind tricks WhiteTara Apr 2023 #49

Me, Too ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #51

It's either 15 or 42..... lastlib Apr 2023 #9

48 WheelWalker Apr 2023 #10

15 rsdsharp Apr 2023 #11

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2023 #12

you actually cannot tell lapfog_1 Apr 2023 #13

I think Codifer Apr 2023 #14

Why"cone thing" 9 ? Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2023 #15

cuz I thought Codifer Apr 2023 #18

I was wrong Codifer Apr 2023 #16

Did you notice the two cones the boy is holding in the last equation ? calguy Apr 2023 #22

no I missed them Codifer Apr 2023 #23

I missed them too, until a kind soul pointed it out to me. calguy Apr 2023 #25

me neither Codifer Apr 2023 #27

Look at boy again Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2023 #24

12 OLDMDDEM Apr 2023 #21

My final answer Codifer Apr 2023 #26

The answer is: beemerphill Apr 2023 #28

I missed the two toys in his hands. beemerphill Apr 2023 #29

Clue I heard.... It's over 30 Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2023 #30

43 Is The Correct Answer :: Thank You LPMAD Ahna KneeMoose Apr 2023 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2023 #33

I Looked And That's How I Reached Nineteen (n/t) Ahna KneeMoose Apr 2023 #34

Sorry! Should have said check your math? Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2023 #35

Ambiguous, indeterminate. Ptah Apr 2023 #32

There is a right shoe and a left shoe. Because we can calculate the boy as 5. Prairie_Seagull Apr 2023 #54

Interesting. Ptah Apr 2023 #55

+1. Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2023 #66

Which symbol represents the larger amount? Jack the Greater Apr 2023 #67

If you see two bags of flour, one 5 pounds, the other 25 pounds, Ptah Apr 2023 #69

Bags of flour are actual things, symbols are not Jack the Greater Apr 2023 #73

To represent different sizes of a bag of flour is easy: Ptah Apr 2023 #76

Holy cow, you're a genuine brainiac!!!!! You think Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2023 #65

The exercise could be to find out that the exact answer is unknowable. Prairie_Seagull Apr 2023 #70

Ok... You get partial credit, IF you can find the kitty lol Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2023 #71

Wife found it in like 3 seconds so I can not take credit. I still want my partial credit. haha Prairie_Seagull Apr 2023 #74

Interesting observation that a right and a left shoe might have two different values Jack the Greater Apr 2023 #68

PEMDAS Jack the Greater Apr 2023 #36

Not Getting That ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #39

Boy5 - two shoes10 fries4 Jack the Greater Apr 2023 #43

Aha! ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #46

wait! What about the extra shoe? WhiteTara Apr 2023 #57

There are three shoes Jack the Greater Apr 2023 #59

thank you WhiteTara Apr 2023 #61

You are very good at explaining things! Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2023 #72

Try This ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #38

What about shoes boy wearing in last line? Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2023 #47

Yeah, I Missed That ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #48

23 Yavin4 Apr 2023 #40

You are orrect Codifer Apr 2023 #42

What difference in the pairs? 3 pair plus one single all the same right? Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2023 #45

Sorry Codifer Apr 2023 #50

Haha... Totally get it! You're a trouper Codifer! Thanks Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2023 #63

This message was self-deleted by its author Jack the Greater Apr 2023 #44

Ah hell. Codifer Apr 2023 #52

1 shoe 5, / 1 person 5 /3 bouquets 6/ Total 16 Fla Dem Apr 2023 #53

After much angst, we got 43 Lars39 Apr 2023 #56

Exactly Jack the Greater Apr 2023 #60

Come on Laura, How long are you going to make us wait? Prairie_Seagull Apr 2023 #58

Lol. Sorry last time I posted puzzle got blasted Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2023 #64

Thank you Laura, I had a blast. Please no calls from the DoD or NSA. Prairie_Seagull Apr 2023 #75

"Thank you ma'am may I have another",,, To soon? nt Prairie_Seagull Apr 2023 #77

You're the brainiac!:) Let's take turns. I'll play!!! Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2023 #78

I get 60... First Speaker Apr 2023 #62

1 shoe 5, 1 boy5,1 cone2 friend of a friend Apr 2023 #79