gonfission:
pmm711: Too easy...
Not as easy as one might think
Everyone is missing the same thing I missed
OK Joe...I gave my first answer at 2:48am EST while in Tampa, FL and I was a wee bit tipsy on beer and wine. Today I got back home to Atlanta after a short flight but a long stay in the Delta SkyClub...so...I crashed while watching TV with the wife. Now it's 2:35am and I'm back on this in a better frame of mind. Here goes...now I see more including the multiplication sign in the 4th row. Whoa...I must have really been hammered when I first responded. Good stuff!
My take (which after reading all the posts aligns with Dan's first correct response)...
Shoes = 10
Cat = 3
Whistle = 2
Then you have to take into account the order of math when parentheses aren't present...division and multiplication before addition and subtraction. So the last row becomes 10 + 3 x 2 which = 10 + (3 x2) which = 16
That's my FINAL "while sober" ANSWER