Puzzle 1
Can you find a word that begins with the letter I …
… and by the addition of the letter A becomes another word that is pronounced the same?
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Hint
The final word starts with AI.
Answer
Isle becomes aisle.
Puzzle 2
The following words have had their vowels removed, can you find some animals?
ln
ntlp
gzll
strch
wl
rbn
rdvrk
dr
clt
bs
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Hint
One of the words is Antelope.
Answer
ln = lion
ntlp = antelope
gzll = gazelle
strch = ostrich
wl = owl
rbn = robin
rdvrk = aardvark
dr = deer
clt = ocelot or colt
bs = ibis
Puzzle 3
If …
7/28 of 64 is 16,
and 9/12 of 100 is 75,
and 3/9 of 33 is 11,
what is 5/15 of 45?
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Hint
This puzzle is perhaps easier than it first appears.
Answer
15.
Using normal mathematics!
5/15 of 45 = 1/3 of 45 = 15.
Puzzle 4
What number comes next in this sequence:
16 · 21 · 26 · 26 · 12 · 5 · ?
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Hint
Try converting each number to a letter.
Answer
19.
From the alphabetical position of S, making the word PUZZLES.
16 = P
21 = U
26 = Z
26 = Z
12 = L
5 = E
19 = S
