Answers
bo + nd = bond
br + ew = brew
fo + am = foam
go + ne = gone
ho + pe = hope
jo + ke = joke
le + af = leaf
lo + af = loaf
lo + ud = loud
so + re = sore
If we remove the restriction of remaking common words, alternative answers can be found using: foud, goaf, leud, sone.
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Puzzle 3
Take a normal piece of paper, exactly 0.1 mm thick.
Fold it in half, and then in half again, and again, and again.
Do this a total of 50 times.
How thick would the final paper be (if this could be done)?
Hint
We'll assume that we can actually fold it this many times.
Answer
Very thick indeed! The paper doubles in thickness with each fold. If we could fold it 50 times, it would be around 70 million miles thick!
1 fold would be 0.1 + 0.1 = 0.1 x 2 ^ 1 = 0.2 mm
2 folds would be 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 0.1 x 2 ^ 2 = 0.4 mm
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10 folds would be 0.1 x 2 ^ 10 = 102.4 mm
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50 folds would be 0.1 x 2 ^ 50 = 112,589,990,684,262.4 mm = 112,589,990.7 km (around 70 million miles).
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Puzzle 4
At the local racetrack, Alex was testing the latest car.
During the eight test laps, Alex managed to average the first two laps at 100mph, the next two laps at 102mph, the next two laps at 140mph, and the last two laps at 150mph.
