Friday's Maths Brain Teasers ? ❓

Callistemon, I know where you are coming from, but this puzzle has only 4 lines.

If it was to be a sequence, that would absolutely be correct and would have said so.
I too overthink and tend to look for more than is asked.
However, I never said it was a sequence.

so no then?

Of course you can have a cake! You have worked so hard and argued your case so well.

The children in my class knew I was a tricky so and so and knew to read everything carefully.
Don't trust me, that's all I'm saying!

Thank you Marydoll

I was probably the pupil sent to stand in the corner for arguing stating my case and standing my ground

Tomorrow's is going to cause all sorts of disagreements. We may need a referee!

That's the kind of pupil I loved!

I agree

Are you offering us a drink?

Not only am I being shielded, no alcohol allowed?

Not even a virtual cocktail ? ??‍?
Those buns look yummy ?????but I didn’t read the question on the first one so slapped wrist for me too. In the corner with Calli.

No slapped wrists on my watch, other ways of punishing you!

Now look marydoll I’ll accept 7 sheep.
callistemon and I both got 51 days (so we get double cakes right?)
But where does the 40 come from (I’ve had a drink so explain slowly)
My logic (not two words I usually use in the same sentence ?) was 4 x 1 +1 = 5 2x5+2 =10 etc so 8x11+8 = 96
Maths not being my strong point (waiting to find out what is) please explain the 40.

Yummy cakes by the way ?

^ Haud the bus, there! *Doodle please reverse back up the thread please and read the explanation I gave Callistemon.

There were only 4 lines in the puzzle! I didn't ask for the 8th line, I asked for the answer to line four.? It wasn't intended to be a sequence. It was a bit sneaky. Sorry!

Tomorrow's may be even trickier. I will need to word it carefully.
I have failed, a good teacher assumes nothing and makes it clear what is expected!

Miss....Miss, please Miss it’s Doodle here at the back of the class with the dunces hat on. Please Miss I still don’t understand how you get 40 Miss.............What’d yer mean I’ve got detention ?

Never Doodle, you are teacher's pet.?

8+11 total from the previous line (21,) = 40.

Doodle have a calm down dear, it's only an advert for the algebra which is yet to come.

I got 40 first time (see above somewhere) but thought it was too easy so I was overcomplicating it.

Please miss . I know I talk too much but I’m a good girl really . x

Miss Marydoll she keeps digging her pencil into me

Tell her

miss it’s not me it’s her, she started it .....

If I give you my Freddo will you be nice to me?

GIRLS!, said in a verrrrrryy scary voice. ?️?️?️?️?️?️?️?️?️

Oh I get it now (eventually breathes Miss with a sigh ?)

I’m teachers pet callistemon, Miss said so, so there ?

Good night Girrrrrrrrrls. I will see you tomorrow. ?????????

As Calistemon pointed out, those of us who came up with 96 might have overthought the problem when we (industriously) completed the gap between rows 3 and 8 (nos. in the first column).....or were we exercising due diligence?

Initially, I came up with 21+19 = 40 but soon concluded that it was the wrong answer, because their is a gap with missing numbers in the first column.
Can an argument be made that the first column is missing four rows (4, 5, 6 and 7)? Wouldn't those also have to be completed in order to come up with the true value for row 8?

there is a gap not their sorry