Riddles & Brain Teasers

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I'll start off:

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Select text to see answer:
x+y = abcde

where
a=x-y,
bc=x*y,
and
de=x+y.

Good one!

 

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There are common words in the English language that, used in a sentence, can be spoken correctly but not be written correctly.

 

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I cannot highlight text on my phone. Can you just post the answer?

 

Well it's been a week, so:

Answer to post 1:

x+y = abcde

where
a=x-y,
bc=x*y,
and
de=x+y.

Answer to post 3:

(Well, obviously I can't write it correctly, but here's as close as I can get

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"There are three ways to spell the word to."

 

It is sort of funny, I did quite well in math classes up through differential equations, but I am horrible at 'brain teasers'. For instance I have no idea how that answer and the question are related in any way.

 

You mean wegs's's'?

It looks a lot worse than it is.

7+3=42110
The '4' is 7-3,
The '21' is 7x3,
The '10' is 7+3.