# Riddle

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/riddle/2717>\
**Category:** Fun\
**Created:** [November 27, 2017, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/riddle/2717 "2017-11-27T19:44:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Sam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/sam/32/10595_2.png) [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/riddle/2717/22 "2017-11-27T22:28:29Z")

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UNLESS— we could say that any polygon is 5, in which case it’s 10 instead of 15

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**Author:** ![Pianoplayer7008](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/pianoplayer7008/32/1507_2.png) [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/riddle/2717/23 "2017-11-27T22:29:08Z")

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> [@Eric](#):
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> The symbols are not the same in all the equations.

That makes sense. This is what I get for looking at it on a phone screen while holding a squirmy baby - I didn’t even notice the differences!

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**Author:** ![cardamom](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/cardamom/32/2622_2.png) [@cardamom](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/cardamom)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/riddle/2717/24 "2017-11-28T01:45:53Z")

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Just kidding, I did my order of operations wrong, I got 38.

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**Author:** ![cardamom](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/cardamom/32/2622_2.png) [@cardamom](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/cardamom)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/riddle/2717/25 "2017-11-28T01:49:02Z")

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Also I counted the number of corners of the shapes, which equal 15 each for each shape in the first equation, and 11 in the last. Bananas are the number of bananas, clock is the hour hand.

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**Author:** ![Suitesis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@Suitesis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Suitesis)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 3:29am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/riddle/2717/26 "2018-11-29T03:29:03Z")

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The only answer is that this is unsolvable. We don’t have enough information; you cannot deduce something based on an assumption of what some of the symbols represent.

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**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 3:38am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/riddle/2717/27 "2018-11-29T03:38:26Z")

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Or that it is 67. 😁

Until proven otherwise.

I don’t even know why I wrote anything in here. You’re right. The symbols are messed up, and this is unsolvable. But I’m going to go see if I can confirm that anyway.

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**Author:** ![Suitesis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@Suitesis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Suitesis)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 12:24am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/riddle/2717/28 "2018-12-02T00:24:10Z")

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It’s like this:  
A = 5  
B = Y  
A + B = C  
Solve for X

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**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/riddle/2717/29 "2018-12-02T15:37:18Z")

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My brain has already filed the entire thing under _Solved_. That’s where I put things I didn’t understand but also don’t need to survive. 😁

Thank you for attempting to explain it. 🤗

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