Puzzle 5
Using a 3 gallon container and a 7 gallon container (along with a water source and drain) …
… can you measure exactly 5 gallons in the fewest steps?
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Hint
Start by filling the 7 gallon container.
Answer
Here are the contents of the containers after each stage:
A B
0 7 fill B
3 4 fill A from B
0 4 empty A
3 1 fill A from B
0 1 empty A
1 0 fill A from B
1 7 fill B
3 5 fill A from B
This leaves 5 gallons in container B after 8 steps.
Puzzle 6
What comes next in this sequence:
dog goat tarantula aardvark koala ?
Choose from:
cat, mouse, antelope, elephant, frog
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Look at the first and last letters.
Answer
Antelope.
Each word starts with the last letter of the previous word.
Puzzle 7
What is the next letter in this sequence:
E H L O S ?
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Hint
This is just a sequence of letters.
Answer
V.
Move 3 and then 4 letters alternately.
Puzzle 8
How many squares, of any size, are on a board divided up into 6 squares by 6 squares?
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How many 1x1 squares are there?
Answer
91 squares.
Reasoning
Squares of size:
1 x 1 = 36
2 x 2 = 25
3 x 3 = 16
4 x 4 = 9
5 x 5 = 4
6 x 6 = 1
Total = 36 + 25 + 16 + 9 + 4 + 1 = 91.
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