Puzzle 1
What number comes next in this sequence:
1 · 2 · 2 · 4 · 8 · 11 · 33 · 37 · 148 · ?
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Hint
The sequence involves both adding and multiplying in some way.
Answer
153.
The sequence is created using: +1 x1 +2 x2 +3 x3 +4 x4 +5.
Puzzle 2
In the sentence below, the three missing words are anagrams of each other:
When I pressed ? on the scales, it brought a ? to my eye, as a piece of metal stuck in my finger. I didn't ? this as a good experience.
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The answers have 4 letters.
Answer
When I pressed TARE on the scales, it brought a TEAR to my eye, as a piece of metal stuck in my finger. I didn't RATE this as a good experience.
Puzzle 3
Which word in the English language is …
… most often pronounced incorrectly?
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Puzzle 4
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.
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