Puzzle 1
Which month comes next in this sequence:
July June March May ?
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Hint
Look at the first letters.
Answer
November.
This is the next month in alphabetical order:
April, August, December, February, January, July, June, March, May, November, October, September.
Puzzle 2
Can you complete these common 5-letter words?
-s-g-
--r-f
-zu--
e--x-
-p--c
--ln-
-w--m
---jo
q---a
-v-k-
i--h-
-b-y-
--dt-
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Hint
One of the words begins with the letter S.
Answers
-s-g- = usage
--r-f = serif
-zu-- = azure
e--x- = epoxy
-p--c = optic
--ln- = kilns
-w--m = swarm
---jo = banjo
q---a = quota
-v-k- = evoke
i--h- = itchy
-b-y- = obeys
--dt- = width
Puzzle 3
Starting with WARM, change one letter at a time, and end with COOL?
Each change leaves the other letters in their original places and must result in a proper word.
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Hint
One answer changes Warm to Worm.
Answer
WARM, WORM, WORK, CORK, COOK, COOL
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WARM, WORM, WORD, WOOD, WOOL, COOL.
Puzzle 4
What is the smallest positive integer, which, when multiplied by 6 …
… gives a number consisting of only 8's?
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Hint
Try working backwards.
Answer
148.
148 x 6 = 888.
The easiest way is to divide successive 8's by 6 until you get an integer:
8 ÷ 6 = 1.3333
88 ÷ 6 = 14.666
888 ÷ 6 = 148
