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Use the clues in the first four rows to determine the value of each gaming device and solve for the question mark.

Math puzzle featuring gaming icons like smartphones and consoles with equations to solve.

Math puzzle featuring gaming icons like smartphones and consoles with equations to solve.

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Let’s solve this step by step.

We have four symbols:
- 📱 = smartphone
- 🎮 = game console with controller on top
- 🕹️ = handheld controller (with cord)
- 📟 = handheld gaming device (like a Game Boy)

We are given these equations:

1. 📱 + + 🕹️ = 23
2. 📱 = ️
3. 📟 - 🎮 = 13
4. 🎮 + = 27

And we need to find:
📱 + + 🕹️ + 📟 = ?

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Step 1: Use equation 2 — 📱 = ️
That means wherever we see 📱, we can replace it with 🕹️, and vice versa.

So in equation 1:
📱 + 🎮 + 🕹️ = 23
→ becomes → 🕹️ + 🎮 + 🕹️ = 23
→ which is → 2 × 🕹️ + 🎮 = 23 ...(Equation A)

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Step 2: Look at equations 3 and 4 together.

Equation 3: 📟 - = 13
Equation 4: 🎮 + 📟 = 27

Let’s add these two equations:

(📟 - 🎮) + (🎮 + ) = 13 + 27
→ 📟 - 🎮 + 🎮 + 📟 = 40
→ 2 × 📟 = 40
→ 📟 = 20

Now plug 📟 = 20 into equation 4:
🎮 + 20 = 27
→ 🎮 = 7

Check with equation 3:
📟 - = 20 - 7 = 13 Correct!

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Step 3: Now go back to Equation A:
2 × 🕹️ + = 23
We know 🎮 = 7, so:
2 × 🕹️ + 7 = 23
→ 2 × 🕹️ = 16
→ 🕹️ = 8

Since 📱 = 🕹️ (from equation 2), then 📱 = 8 too.

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Step 4: Now we have all values:
- 📱 = 8
- 🎮 = 7
- 🕹️ = 8
- 📟 = 20

Now solve the final question:
📱 + 🎮 + 🕹️ + 📟 = ?
= 8 + 7 + 8 + 20
= (8 + 8) + (7 + 20)
= 16 + 27
= 43

Double-check:
First equation: 8 + 7 + 8 = 23
Second: 8 = 8
Third: 20 - 7 = 13
Fourth: 7 + 20 = 27
Final sum: 8+7+8+20 = 43

Final Answer:
43
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