Puzzle 17
If a bottle weighs eight ounces plus half a bottle …
… what is the weight of a bottle and a half?
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Find the weight of the bottle first.
Answer
24 ounces.
The bottle weighs 16 ounces.
Reasoning
As a bottle (B) weighs eight ounces plus half a bottle, we can write this as:
B = 8 + 1/2 x B
1/2 x B = 8
B = 16
As the bottle weighs 16 ounces, a bottle and a half weighs 16 + 8 = 24 ounces.
Puzzle 18
Below are seven clues to seven words.
When arranged in the correct order, each word is an anagram of the previous word with a letter removed.
capital of France
snake
long root vegetable
single article
twisted ankle
coarse file
equally
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The answer to 'long root vegetable' is the longest word.
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parsnip = long root vegetable
sprain = twisted ankle
Paris = capital of France
rasp = coarse file
asp = snake
as = equally
a = single article
Puzzle 19
Using all of the letters A to Z, each once only, complete these common words.
-e-rd
-u-et
wa-t-
-um-y
-e-er
a-o-e
mi--d
-hew-
hu-i-
-abi-
co--h
ho--e
arg--
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The first word begins with the letter B.
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-e-rd = beard (BA)
-u-et = quiet (QI)
wa-t- = waltz (LZ)
-um-y = jumpy (JP)
-e-er = fever (FV)
a-o-e = awoke (WK)
mi--d = mixed (XE)
-hew- = chewy (CY)
hu-i- = humid (MD)
-abi- = habit (HT)
co--h = cough (UG)
ho--e = horse (RS)
arg-- = argon (ON)
This puzzle isn't guaranteed to have a unique answer, can you find another?
Puzzle 20
What letter comes next in this sequence:
E · O · E · R · E · ?
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This is a very common sequence.
Answer
X.
The last letters of the words one, two, three, four, five, six.
