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this one has produced a lot of debate on fb. a puzzle for chinese school kids

show reasoning!

(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/s480x480/13434945_10157039224575066_7977592194130897309_n.jpg?oh=dc236101583b1f0b89022330b3f50a8c&oe=57D588BB)

20+20+20

20+5+5

5-2

2+20 x 5 = 110 or 102 depending on where the brackets should be on the last line.  I will go for 110.   Sure this will be wrong as it wouldn't be getting asked if it was this easy.

worked it out same way as arbboy, but then noticed blue flowers have different numbers of petals, also yellow flowers are different.

no idea how to solve it.

Yes didn't see any of those subtle differences.  Scrap my answer then.   What a pointless puzzle.

I assume that makes each petal worth 1 on the blue flower so the bottom line would be 4 for the blue flower and the single yellow flower would be worth half of the double yellow flower so 1.

Therefore the bottom line would be  1+20 x 4 = 84 or 81 right?

The top line is red + red + red or red + orange + orange ?

Why would it be pointless if a puzzle decided to test your observation skills as well as your Maths skills ?

I'll try 81.

60

Because he got it wrong on both counts?

No chance, Arbboy would never be results orientated like that.

1+20x4 is always 81
2+20x5 is always 102
Order Of Operations :)

84?

20+20+20
20+5+5
5-2
1+20x4 = 82

I think some are assuming that the graphics are deliberate and not just a cock-up.

The only answer that is valid imo is a picture of 20 of the four petalled flowers and one of the yellow flower.

82? ;)

oops! 84 I mean!

1 + 20x5 = 81 BODMAS rules.



Brackets, Of(powers), Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction

Not sure what the official answer is btw, just sure of the result of 1 + 20x5

I saw this a while back on Facebook.
It's just unsolvable without making a series of assumptions, which it's impossible to say if they are correct.
Not sure if you can say because the 5 petal blue flower has a value of 5 that each petal = 1 thus the 4 petal flower = 4. It's plausable and somewhat logical, but not a definite solution.
Similarly with the double yellow flower symbol... it could be [yellow flower]*[yellow flower], or it could have a value of 2*[yellow flower], or it could be an entirely distinct symbol.
Making best-guess assumptions, my solution would be 1+20*4 = 81, but the mathematician in me says it's just unsolvable (his name is Bruce)

Er...

105

101

mathematically, without making assumptions, this is unsolvable as the third part of the equation has two unknowns in it due to the blue flower not being the same as the previous blue flowers in the first and second equations

if we are allowed to assume that the number of petals = the value of the flower, then the answer would be 81

obv answer is... 102