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?

[xxlejacsxx]

4439

[*mrswormwood*]

ADD ALL THE NUMBERS

12 + 2 + 16 + 7 = 37

TWELVE TIMES TWO

12x37 + 12x37 = 888

PLUS SIXTEEN

 16x888 =14 208

MINUS SEVEN

7x888= 6216

14 208 - 6216 = 7992

Is the answer 7992?

[*mrswormwood*]

Oops...left out a bit

ADD ALL THE NUMBERS

12 + 2 + 16 + 7 = 37

TWELVE TIMES TWO

12x37 + 12x37 = 888

PLUS SIXTEEN

888 + 16x888 =15 096

MINUS SEVEN

7x888= 6216

15 096 - 6216 = 8880

Is the answer 8880?

[rabbitearbandicoot]

ADD ALL THE NUMBERS

12 + 2 + 16 + 7 = 37

TWELVE TIMES TWO

12x37 + 12x37 = 888

PLUS SIXTEEN

 16x888 =14 208

MINUS SEVEN

7x888= 6216

14 208 - 6216 = 7992

Is the answer 7992?

LOWER - above 3,000 and below 3,500

[*mrswormwood*]

The cryptic clue sounds plausible, if so.....

I = 1 x 3

V = 5x2

x = 10x1

L =50x4

C =100x0

D= 500x2

M=1000x3

= 4223?

[rabbitearbandicoot]

this is the way I did it ... but it's wrong:

TWELVE TIMES TWO

PLUS SIXTEEN

MINUS SEVEN

L = 50

V =  5

LV = 55

I = 1

M = 1,000

IM = 999

L = 50

I = 1

X = 10

IX = 9

M = 1,000

I = 1

MI = 1001

V = 5

TOTAL 4,187 BUT IT WAS WRONG

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

122167

?:|

[rabbitearbandicoot]

The answer they gave was ..... 3,134

they didn't say how because they had a similar puzzle each week and the prize was  BIG$.

I tried working backwards from that number but never got it right.

Of course there are much brighter people than me on here so I haven't given up hope that someone will find the solution.

[lakeland27]

ADD ALL THE NUMBERS

TWELVE TIMES TWO

PLUS SIXTEEN

MINUS SEVEN

where does it say roman numerals ? thats vile lnp trickery rabbit, it reminds me of all those silver plated chains you complained of so strongly 😛

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

I can get 3144 😐

I hate puzzling puzzles, they do my head in :_|