Puzzle 13
One name is in the wrong position. Which one?
Joshua, Jacob, Cedric, Luke, Geoff, Edward, Craig, Keith.
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Hint
Take a close look at some of the letters.
Answer
Edward.
The last letters are in alphabetical order, so Edward should be the 4th name, and not the 6th.
Puzzle 14
Which of the shapes are identical to the first one?
Puzzle Copyright © Robert A. Hartmann
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Hint
Try to rotate them around in your head, but watch out for mirror images.
Puzzle 15
What number is …
… three-quarters of eight-ninths of one-half of 2001?
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Hint
Can the fractions be simplified?
Answer
667.
Reasoning
3 8 1
——— of ——— of ——— of 2001
4 9 2
which simplifies to:
24
—— of 2001
72
which simplifies to:
1
——— of 2001
3
Giving 667.
Puzzle 16
Complete this grid of four common 4-letter words written horizontally.
Once complete, the first and last columns are two related words.
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the squares cannot be clicked.
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Hint
The first word starts with L.
Answer
Leaf and tree.
| L |
A |
S |
T |
| E |
V |
E |
R |
| A |
X |
L |
E |
| F |
I |
V |
E |