and again

[rabbitearbandicoot]

there used to be a competition on UK radio, where they set a problem and then people dialled in with the answer - anyone who got it right won a big$ prize. ALL the time I was watching / listening I didn't see anyone win it? It may be still on ? It went something like this:

ADD ALL THE NUMBERS

TWELVE TIMES TWO

PLUS SIXTEEN

MINUS SEVEN

At the end of the show they gave out the answer - but I won't tell you yet

did anyone have a go? Can anyone solve it?

[azureline**]

I may have missed something? didn't understand the add all the numbers

 12 x 2 = 24

 24 +16 = 40

 40 - 7 = 33

[kopenhagen5]

:^O lakeland your calculator is broken

[lakeland27]

Add not multiply ?

[freddie*rooster]

(12*2)  + 16-7 = 24 + 16 - 7 = 33

[lakeland27]

:^O lakeland your calculator is broken

sure is :^O

37  (i was distracted by my ID)

[nevynreally]

confused myself - 37  :^O

I got 37 too.

It says ADD ALL THE NUMBERS. Does say subtract or mulitply 

[kopenhagen5]

Add not multiply ?

12 + 2 + 16 + 7 = 37

But I think the answer is entirely different.

[nevynreally]

Whoops, doesn't say to subtract or multiply

[lakeland27]

so you are right nevyn

[the_bob_delusion]

If it's like a game of Simon saids. then it's 23. This ain't really math. This is just a game then.