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Puzzle 1 


After a day picking strawberries, I ended up with a full basket, which is always nice.

I ate 5, and then gave Alex half of the remaining.

I ate another 3, and then gave Billie one third of the remaining.

I ate another 6, and then gave Charlie two thirds of the remaining.

I now had 34 strawberries left. How many did I start with?

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Puzzle 2 


My local shop wants to create a sign that says PUZZLES, and they have the following letters, each in a different colour:

P P P U U Z Z Z Z Z L L L L E S S
How many different ways can they make the sign?

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Puzzle 3 


By changing the third letter of each of the words below, can you make another valid word?

You have to change each word such that the third letters will reveal a ten-letter word when read downwards.

Therefore, what now reads 'krzsaprokg' will be a real word.
bake cure maze pest neat rope port food poke bugs

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Puzzle 4 


If a farmer buys chicken feed for 57c per tonne, pig feed for $1.52 per tonne and cattle feed for 43c per tonne. The feed can only be purchased by the tonne, and part tonnes aren't sold.

How much of each would he have if they had 100 tonnes for $100?

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