Let’s solve this puzzle step by step.
We have 5 symbols:
- Chip (🎯)
- Mustache with glasses (🧔)
- Lemon slice (🍋)
- Diamond (💎)
- And we need to find the value of the last expression: Chip + Mustache × Lemon + Diamond = ?
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Step 1: Use Equation 3
> Diamond = Lemon
So, wherever we see Diamond, we can replace it with Lemon — and vice versa.
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Step 2: Use Equation 2
> 270 = Lemon + Lemon + Diamond
But since Diamond = Lemon, this becomes:
> 270 = Lemon + Lemon + Lemon
> → 270 = 3 × Lemon
> → Lemon = 270 ÷ 3 =
90
So,
Lemon = 90, and therefore
Diamond = 90
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Step 3: Use Equation 4
> Diamond - 50 = Mustache
We know Diamond = 90, so:
> 90 - 50 = Mustache
> → Mustache =
40
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Step 4: Use Equation 1
> Chip + Mustache + Chip = 240
That’s: 2 × Chip + Mustache = 240
We know Mustache = 40, so:
> 2 × Chip + 40 = 240
> → 2 × Chip = 240 - 40 = 200
> → Chip = 200 ÷ 2 =
100
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Now we have all values:
- Chip = 100
- Mustache = 40
- Lemon = 90
- Diamond = 90
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Step 5: Solve the final equation
> Chip + Mustache × Lemon + Diamond = ?
Remember order of operations:
Multiplication comes before addition!
So:
First, do: Mustache × Lemon = 40 × 90 =
3600
Then add the rest:
Chip + 3600 + Diamond = 100 + 3600 + 90 =
3790
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Final Answer:
3790
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