Because 3 horses make 30, then each horse equal 10.
Since 1 horse equals 10 and that 1 horse + 2 pairs of horseshoes make 18, then 2 pairs of horseshoes make 8 and that 1 pair of horseshoes equal 4.
Now that 1 pair of horseshoes equal 4 and that 1 pair of horseshoes - 1 pair of boots make 2, then 1 pair of boots equal 2.
In the last line, because there is only ONE boot instead of a pair, then the value of 1 boot must be half of the value of a pair of boots, since 1 boot is half of a pair of boots. Likewise, because there is only ONE horseshoe instead of a pair, then the value of 1 boot must be half of the value of a pair of horseshoes.
Therefore, 1 boot equals 2 and 1 horseshoe equals 1.
As a result, the final equation is 1 + 10 * 2.
According to the order of operations, one multiplies before adding, so one must multiply the 10 and 2 before adding the one, which is how I got 21.
Sorry this post was so long. Thank you to anyone who actually took the time to read the whole thing. Please correct me if my reasoning is wrong.
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21?
I will post the answer for all to see tomorrow... you could be right! thanks for the generous upvote !
Yeah, I got the same answer.
i think 22? :)
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I got 21.
Yup you are right.....21. Tricky little bugger.
OK, so here is my reasoning behind my answer:
Sorry this post was so long. Thank you to anyone who actually took the time to read the whole thing. Please correct me if my reasoning is wrong.
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20
who is right???
21 sir.
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Horse=10
Horseshoe=4
Boots=2
Boot=1
nope
1 horse = 10
1 boots = 1
1 horseshoe = 2
1+10=11x2= 22
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Yeah, but the order of operations state that one must multiply before adding. So, one would do 10 * 2 first before adding the 1.
aha... that's why it's 21 :(
22 sir!!
its 21
hehehe... my mind cross