Published 16:16 IST, April 27th 2020
'Watch calculator bulb' | Puzzle that will truly test your creative math skills
Here is the 'Watch calculator bulb' puzzle that is trending on Whatsapp and social media. This puzzle will test your creative thinking and math skills.
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Most people are cooped up inside ir homes due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Due to lockdown imposed by government, many people have thing to do during ir excess free time. Which is why some people have started solving riddles and puzzles on social media. re riddles/puzzles help you sharpen your wits during pandemic and also keep you active. re are several popular puzzles online, including 'watch calculator bulb' puzzle that is currently trending on Whatsapp and social media. Here is puzzle and its answer.
Watch calculator bulb puzzle
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Above is 'Watch Calculator bulb' puzzle that is currently trending on Whatsapp and social media. This puzzle is rar difficult, as it t only tests your math skills but it also makes you think creatively by correlating household electronics with math equations. Moreover, you also need to pay attention to minute details of each electronic, such as time on clock, numbers on calculator and 'light rays' coming out of bulb. You need to consider all se factors if you want to solve 'Watch Calculator bulb' puzzle.
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'Watch Calculator bulb' puzzle answer
- Find value of one clock using first equation. According to first equation, 9’o clock + 9’o clock + 3’o clock = 9 + 9 + 3 = 21.
- refore; 1 Clock = 1
- Using equation two, three calculators are equal to 30. refore, one calculator is equal to 10.
- Also, sum of numbers inside calculator is 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10.
- refore, value of calculator depends on sum of numbers inside it.
- According to equation three, 1 Bulb + 1 Bulb – 1 Bulb = 15.
- Cancelling out + and -; we get 1 Bulb with five lights = 15.
- refore, one bulb with one light = 3.
- Bulb with four lights = 4 x 3 = 12.
- final equation is - 9’o clock + Calulator (1+2+2+4) x 3 bulbs (with four light rays each)
- Translating final equation into numbers - 9 + (1+2+2+4) x 3(12)
- 9 + 9 x 36 = 9 + 324 = 333.
- Answer to 'Watch Calculator bulb' puzzle is 333.
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16:16 IST, April 27th 2020