Puzzle 5
Start in the bottom left corner and move either up or right, one square at a time, adding up the numbers. What is the largest total you can make?
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Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the numbers cannot be clicked.
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Hint
The answer is over 35.
Answer
The largest total that can be made is 37.
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Puzzle 6
What number comes next in this sequence:
7 8 5 5 3 4 4 ?
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Answer
6: the numbers denote the number of letters each month has starting with January, therefore August has 6 letters.
Puzzle 7
At the recent BrainBashers code-breaking convention, Billie Brisk won the speed contest.
The following sentence was deciphered in a record time of 123 seconds.
What was the well-known saying, and how has it been encrypted?
MOOT CYNA SKOO IOPS EHTL TORB YCBH
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Hint
The first word begins with T.
Answer
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Reasoning
The saying has been broken down into blocks of 4, the last block has been filled with dummy letters. Each block has then been reversed.
Double-Checking
Start with:
TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH
Group together:
TOOMANYCOOKSSPOILTHEBROTH
Split into groups of 4 letters:
TOOM ANYC OOKS SPOI LTHE BROT H
Add 3 random characters:
TOOM ANYC OOKS SPOI LTHE BROT HBCY
Reverse each group of 4 letters:
MOOT CYNA SKOO IOPS EHTL TORB YCBH
