Mensa Teaser Published 1 July 2017

[beamerboy]

i have the answer , but no explanation as how it arrived . despite backtracking i am still in the dark ????

[Captain2]

Without the Puzzle/teaser we can't really answer

[goodgoalie]

Not as in the dark as we are!

[Baldric]

Pass the torch please!

[goodgoalie]

I have neither the answer nor the explanation nor the question

[dannyk13]

Please enlighten us beamerboy.

[mallyh]

is it the express ?
a shop has the following items in stock ,what is the price of the shawl and how many in stock ?
20 jacket £60
19 loafers £70
5 blouse £60
7 bag £30
? shawl £?

[vetuste_ennemi]

£50 in that case, then?

[vetuste_ennemi]

Stoopid. Forgot the qty.

[vetuste_ennemi]

12?

[vetuste_ennemi]

Yes, happy with that. I think.

[Mamyalynne]

I think beamerboy is asking how the answer is arrived at.

[Mamyalynne]

I'm still puzzling why they have an odd shoe.

[vetuste_ennemi]

If Beamerboy returns: price=number of letters*10 and qty=ordinal position of last.

[Mamyalynne]

Ta

[beamerboy]

i have the answer it is ....£50 , and 12 in stock .

i just cannot fathom out how the answer was reached , and fir some unknown reason only the answer was printed and not the logic .

[Mamyalynne]

V_E has explained above.

Number of letters in garment multiplied by 10 gives price.

Numerical position in alphabet of last letter of garment gives quantity.