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Apr 28, 2020 | 06:13 AM

#21

buckeyesue

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Originally Posted by Scooterboy

How can the caterpillar be worth 6? It has more dots than the ones that equal 7. And what bearing does the caterpillars hat have on the answer? Do the flowers equal 4 or 22?

So many questions, so little time!

But...Scooots...don't you have all day long with nothing else to do???

Apr 28, 2020 | 06:13 AM

#22

MsPerky

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Damn...forgot about the rule of equations. That was very good. I did get the hat thing. But why does my reasoning that all are different and have a value of 0 not hold up???

Apr 28, 2020 | 06:15 AM

#23

Scooterboy

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Originally Posted by jukngene

...There are two flowers in the last line.

Yes, but do you add the flowers value (4) or as the flowers are do you place the integers side by side (22)?

Apr 28, 2020 | 06:18 AM

#24

jukngene

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From: Delawhere???

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Originally Posted by Scooterboy

Yes, but do you add the flowers value (4) or as the flowers are do you place the integers side by side (22)?

Since they are on top of each other, then you add.

Apr 28, 2020 | 06:19 AM

#25

Chuck S

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From: Chesterfield VA

Ummm... 6 + 4 x 5

Lacking parenthesis on the 6 and 4...

My ancient TI-86 calculator got the right answer (26). Last time I try this in my head.

-- Chuck

Apr 28, 2020 | 06:19 AM

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jukngene

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From: Delawhere???

I don't know the answer to this one, but it is like Bill's original challenge:

Apr 28, 2020 | 06:20 AM

#27

MsPerky

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If you go with Gene's answer of 26, then the hat has a value of 2. The caterpillar is no longer wearing a hat, so he is 5. But he has added a dot, so now he is 6. Two flowers equals 4. The value of the clock is 5. But I like the idea of 5 being 1700 and 6 being 1800. Really changes things!!!