Puzzle 5
Again, my BrainBashers thesaurus has let me down again. This time I was after boy's names and it failed to show the vowels.
What were the boy's names?
rn
jms
kvn
smn
kth
jrmh
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Hint
The first answer is Aaron.
Answer
rn = Aaron or Ernie or Ron
jms = James
kvn = Kevin
smn = Simon
kth = Keith
jrmh = Jeremiah
Puzzle 6
I recently went to the shop and purchased 4 items.
Three of the items cost:
$1.50
$3.00
$4.00
There was quite a long queue, and as I was quite bored, I was playing with my pocket calculator while I waited.
Very curiously, the 4 prices added to the same number as I got when I multiplied the 4 prices together.
What was the price of the 4th item?
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What do the 3 numbers add to, and multiply to, so far?
Answer
$0.50.
Reasoning
The three prices add to 1.50 + 3.00 + 4.00 = 8.50.
The three prices multiply to 1.50 x 3.00 x 4.00 = 18.00.
You might be able to see that adding another 0.50 will take the total to 9.00, and multiplying by another 0.50 will take the product to 9.00.
The answer can also be found using algebra. If we call the missing price P, we have:
1.50 + 3.00 + 4.00 + P = 1.50 x 3.00 x 4.00 x P
8.50 + P = 18.00 x P
8.50 = 18.00 x P − P
8.50 = 17.00 x P
8.50 ÷ 17.00 = P
P = 0.50.
Puzzle 7
During the recent BrainBashers cipher convention, a Morse code contest took place.
The contest consisted of a Morse code transmission where the spaces between the letters and words were missing.
Can you find the ten colours?
























































































































































Luckily, BrainBashers has provided you with a list of the Morse code characters:
A 
B 


C 


D 

E
F 


G 

H 


I 
J 


K 

L 


M 
N 
O 

P 


Q 


R 

S 

T
U 

V 


W 

X 


Y 


Z 


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Hints
The first letters of the words are: T, I, B, O, S, A, L, R, C, L.
Answers
Turquoise
Indigo
Beige
Olive
Scarlet
Aquamarine
Lemon
Red
Chestnut
Lavender
Puzzle 8
The month of March in the year 1980 contained 5 Saturdays and 5 Mondays.
What day of the week was the 15th of March?
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What day of the week was the 1st?
Answer
Saturday.
Reasoning
For a 31-day month, such as March, to have 5 Saturdays and 5 Mondays the 1st must be a Saturday (and the 31st a Monday).
You can then work forwards from the 1st.