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Ones and Zero Operation Outcome (Posted on 2023-01-02) Difficulty: 1 of 5
+-----------------+
|1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1|
|1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1|
|1 + 1x0 + 1 = ?  |
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Consider the abovementioned addition and multiplication problem.

Determine the number that will replace the mark of interrogation, given that it is NOT 12.

Notes:

  1. All the calculations are in the decimal (base 10) system. Calculations done in non-decimal system is NOT permissible.
  2. Although this puzzle is in "tricks" category, some amount of logical thinking must be enunciated while solving this problem.

  Submitted by K Sengupta    
Rating: 4.0000 (1 votes)
Solution: (Hide)
There are two possible answers.

First Answer
Since the equality sign occurs in the last row, we can disregard all the other rows. We will only calculate the expression in the last row to obtain:
1 + 1x0 + 1 = 1+1 = 2

Second Answer
Concatenating the rows, we obtain:
1+1+1+1+11+1+1+1+11+1×0+1= 30

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  Subject Author Date
Another answerJer2023-01-02 16:24:33
Some Thoughtsmy take on itCharlie2023-01-02 10:03:06
Some Thoughtswell ...Larry2023-01-02 09:13:04
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