Puzzle 61
If four kittens can catch four toys in four minutes...
...how many toys can twelve kittens catch in twelve minutes?
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How many toys can one kitten catch in twelve minutes?
Answer
36 toys.
Reasoning
Four kittens can catch four toys in four minutes,
so
one kitten can catch one toy in four minutes,
so
one kitten can catch three toys in twelve minutes,
so
twelve kittens can catch 36 toys in twelve minutes.
Puzzle 62
Using all of the letters A to Z, each once only, complete these common words.
ban-
-a-i-et
-aiz-
s--th
na-e-
-eco-
-ocu-
-la-e
--nk
f-x
be--re
e-ui-
ot-er
wis-
-oast
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The 2nd word begins with the letter C.
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ban- = bank (K)
-a-i-et = cabinet (CBN)
-aiz- = maize (ME)
s--th = sixth (IX)
na-e- = navel (VL)
-eco- = decoy (DY)
-ocu- = focus (FS)
-la-e = glaze (GZ)
--nk = junk (JU)
f-x = fox (O)
be--re = beware (WA)
e-ui- = equip (QP)
ot-er = otter (T)
wis- = wish (H)
-oast = roast (R)
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Puzzle 63
I recently travelled from my home town to a distant music concert, on a pedal tricycle, of all things! My wonderful, three-wheeled tricycle.
I knew that the epic 2,345 mile trip would wreak havoc on the tyres, but luckily I took along 4 spares!
Instead of waiting for any single tyre to fail, I decided that I would rotate the tyres evenly, making sure that by the end of the trip, all seven tyres had travelled exactly the same distance.
What was the distance that each tyre travelled?
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How many tyre miles were travelled?
Answer
1,005 miles.
Reasoning
A total of 2,345 miles were travelled and at any one time, three tyres were on the tricycle.
Therefore, 3 x 2,345 = 7,035 tyre miles were travelled, which was shared equally by the 7 tyres.
And 7,035 ÷ 7 = 1,005.
Puzzle 64
Using all of the letters A to Z, each once only, complete these common words.
a-a-e
--ave
-uie-
--gon
p--ot
vi-e-
-ac-t
--met
b--ep
-u-ge
-lan-
-ra-e
bon--
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The 2nd word begins with the letter B.
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a-a-e = amaze (MZ)
--ave = brave (BR)
-uie- = quiet (QT)
--gon = wagon (WA)
p--ot = pivot (IV)
vi-e- = vixen (XN)
-ac-t = yacht (YH)
--met = comet (CO)
b--ep = bleep (LE)
-u-ge = judge (JD)
-lan- = flank (FK)
-ra-e = grape (GP)
bon-- = bonus (US)
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