Math Quiz that has the Internet baffled

29 Responses to “Math Quiz that has the Internet baffled”

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• Martine

  September 15, 2016 at 1:40 pm

  I think the resultat is 48

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  • CEW

    September 15, 2016 at 9:41 pm

    I belive the answer is 1 + 10 X 2 = 22

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  • Kathy

    September 16, 2016 at 9:35 am

    1 horse =10
    1 horseshoe = 2
    1 boot = 1

    1 boot (1) + 1 horse (10) = 11 x 1 horseshoe (1) = 11

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  • Ritik Kumar banjara

    January 7, 2019 at 5:33 pm

    2answer 1+10×2=22

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• rene

  September 15, 2016 at 1:43 pm

  Horse = 10, Horse Shoe = 4, Boot = 2
  Final answer 2 + 10 x 4 = 42

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• Ruth Woldemichael

  September 15, 2016 at 1:54 pm

  I believe that the answer is 48.

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• Ruth Woldemichael

  September 15, 2016 at 1:55 pm

  I believe the anser is 48

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• Y

  September 15, 2016 at 1:58 pm

  Do you need the whole equation or just the answer? 22

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• Ray

  September 15, 2016 at 2:08 pm

  Interesting puzzle. Lets assume this is standard Maths.

  So 3 x Horse = 30; 1 x Horse = 10; Horse = 10.
  And Horse + 2 x Horse Shoes = 18; 1 x Horse Shoe = 4; Horse Shoe = 4.
  And Horse Shoe – Boots = 2; Boots = 2.

  Now for the tricky part, because it depends on how they teach you to use a calculator and that is country dependent the moment.

  For Australia, the answer would be:

  Boot + Horse * Horse Shoe = 2 + (10 * 4) = 42.

  And this would be my answer. And it uses the BODMAS rules of mathematical operator precedence and assumes you put the formula into the calculator and hit the equals sign at the end.

  I believe you can also end up with the following:

  Boot + Horse * Horse Shoe = 2 + 10 * 4 = 48.

  This comes from 2 + 10 = 12. 12 x 4 = 48.

  So if you are taught to hit equals after each step of the equation, this would be your answer.

  There was a time Maths was considered a universal language.

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  • Universe

    April 2, 2020 at 3:06 pm

    Your answer 42 is correct bro

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• Andrew

  September 15, 2016 at 2:12 pm

  Horse= 10
  Horsehoe= 4
  Boots= 2
  “Order of operations” gives a result of 42

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• carmen phillips

  September 15, 2016 at 2:31 pm

  The answer is 13

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  • David Mallon

    September 16, 2016 at 2:57 pm

    The result seems to be 48

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• Hendrik Jacobsz

  September 15, 2016 at 4:40 pm

  All the pictures give us an indication that we must concentrate when we try to solve a problem.
  The following is true
  1 x Horse = 10
  2 x Horse shoes = 4 (1 x Horse shoe = 2)
  2 x boots = 2 (1 x boot = 1)
  So the answer would be
  1 + 10 * 2 = 22 in South Africa, or if it uses the BODMAS rules of mathematical operator precedence
  Boot + Horse * Horse Shoe = 1 + (10 * 2) = 21

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• Mukund Giri

  September 15, 2016 at 9:33 pm

  It’s straight 22. A horse is 10, A full horse shoe is 4, half is 2. Two boots =2 Therefore 1 boot is equal to 1. with these values We get 22

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• Farid

  September 15, 2016 at 10:06 pm

  Horse = 10
  Horse shoe=2
  Boot=1
  10+1*2=21

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• Mohammed

  September 15, 2016 at 10:54 pm

  Horse= 10
  Horsehoe= 4
  Boots= 2

  1+10*2=22

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• Cheri

  September 16, 2016 at 1:43 am

  1 + 10 x 2 = 22

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• Kathy

  September 16, 2016 at 9:39 am

  1 horse =10
  1 horseshoe = 2
  1 boot = 1

  1 boot (1) + 1 horse (10) = 11 x 1 horseshoe (2) = 22

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• Bea

  September 16, 2016 at 3:09 pm

  OK. 1 Horse is 10, 2 horseshoes is 4, one horseshoe is 2, 2 boots is 2 so 1 boot is 1.
  1 boot plus 1 horse is 11 times 2 (1 horseshoe) is 22.
  Just do what’s there.

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• M Rajagopala Rao

  September 18, 2016 at 2:22 am

  The answer 1+10 x 2 = 21

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• Mikell

  September 18, 2016 at 3:19 am

  I think the answer is thirteen.

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• Sarah

  October 19, 2016 at 8:33 pm

  I think the answer is 48

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• Alisa

  November 14, 2016 at 3:16 pm

  1 + 10 x 4 = 44

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• Christos

  December 4, 2016 at 1:25 am

  The answer is 21!!!!

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• Abdus

  November 8, 2018 at 7:46 pm

  So many stupid answers here. Cannot believe it.
  It’s 42.

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  • Peter

    April 11, 2020 at 5:41 pm

    You need to show your working out. Always multiplication first.

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• Universe

  April 2, 2020 at 3:04 pm

  All are stupid,it’s soooo easy,42

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• Marluz

  April 9, 2020 at 4:19 pm

  21 is my answer

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