Can you answer this maths question?

Question

ok anyone in the UK and Ireland will know that crap programme they put on late night on ITV "The Mint" and "Quizmania", anyhow i have seen this question asked loads of times but no one has got it yet, can anyone help, just so i know the answer, cause i wouldnt ring in, not elligible in Ireland, btw the answer is not 29. like they were offering a UK£ 15,000 prize to get it correct so the answer is a bit obscure.


NINETEEN MINUS FIVE =
4 + 3 X 2 =
6 - 5 =

Add The Numbers

The answer is not 25.

And there is a set answer, they wouldnt get away with not having an answer set, on ITV, plus they are being watched by OFCOM.

Answer 1

It's not a maths question. The answer is extremely ambiguous, and could be interpreted any number of ways - and this is deliberate, because

(a) while they work out all the possible answers before the puzzle goes on the air, they don't need to decide which is the correct answer before they start, ensuring that dozens of callers throw their money away on them;

(b) when the time comes to actually decide which is the correct answer, all they have to do is to let one of the staff make the call. It automatically gets accepted: and no matter how outlandish the answer, it's the right one. The "prize money", if it exists in the first place, goes right back into the prize pot.

This is why these shows are nowadays being investigated by the Gambling Commission as unregulated lotteries. The answer isn't one you can work out - it's a lottery, and you just have to be one of the lucky ones to pick one of the right answers.

If it's all not just a con, that is, which is what I'm inclined to believe.

Answer 2

It's either 25 or 20.

A)
Nineteen minus five = 14
4 + 3 X 2 = 10
6 - 5 = 1
giving 14+10+1 = 25

B)
4 + 3 + 2 + 6 + 5 = 20

Answer 3

well, the obvious answer would be 19-5=14, 4 + 3 x 2 = 10 (times first) and 6-5=1 add the answers and get 25 BUT if its add the numbers, it may be 2+3+4+5+6=20 OR add the 19 and 5 as well so 44

Answer 4

I think the answer is 25:

19 - 5 = 14

4 + (3 x 2) = 10 because according to the rules of BIDMAS you multiply before addition

6 - 5 = 1

14 + 10 + 1 = 25 or if there being tricky it could be
1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 1 = 7

I think.

Answer 5

Is it 73, Add the numbers!
19-5=14, 19+5+14= 38
4+3x2=14, 4+3+2+14=23
6-5=1, 6+5+1= 12
Therefore 73.

Answer 6

25

Answer 7

NINETEEN MINUS FIVE = 14
4 + 3 X 2 =10
6 - 5 =1

14+10+1=25

Answer 8

25

Answer 9

What if it's because you just have to add the numbers in the question ie 4 + 3 + 2 + 6 + 5? The answer would then be 20.

Answer 10

25

Answer 11

25