Puzzle 5
In Farmer Donald's hay loft there are a number of ants, mice and chickens.
There are ten times as many ants as there are mice, and there are four times as many mice as there are chickens.
Altogether there are 1,806 feet.
How many chickens are there?
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Hint
Think about the number of legs.
Answer
There are 7 chickens, 28 mice and 280 ants.
Reasoning
For every chicken (2 legs) we have 4 mice (16 legs) and 40 ants (240 legs) = 258 legs.
So we can divide the total number of legs by 258, giving 1,806 ÷ 258 = 7 (chickens).
Puzzle 6
Place the following words into the grid:
MERCURY VENUS EARTH MARS SATURN URANUS NEPTUNE PLUTO
Jupiter is NOT in the list.
Puzzle Copyright © Cihan Altay
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Neptune is written diagonally.
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Puzzle 7
Below, you will find some eight-letter words, with only their endings remaining.
Can you find the words?
-----yee
-----egy
-----igm
-----lse
-----com
-----bet
-----lel
-----dee
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The first letters of the words are: E, S, P, C, I, A, P, A.
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-----yee = employee
-----egy = strategy
-----igm = paradigm
-----lse = convulse
-----com = intercom
-----bet = alphabet
-----lel = parallel
-----dee = attendee
Puzzle 8
This famous river has a number of cities along its course.
What is its name?
Puzzle Copyright © Lloyd King
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Hint
The answer is right in front of you.
Answer
Mississippi.
The diagram is actually the word 'mississippi' on its side.
