Puzzle 2
What number comes next in this sequence:
302 · 202 · 102 · 002 · 991 · ?
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Hint
Try reversing the numbers.
Answer
891.
If we reverse each of the numbers we get:
203 · 202 · 201 · 200 · 199 · ?
Which is counting down from 203, and the next number is 198, which is 891 when reversed.
Puzzle 3
In 1978,
what happened on the 5th of June,
at 34 minutes past 12?
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How can we write this time and date?
Answer
The time and day became:
12:34 5/6/78 (in UK format)
In US format, this happened on the 6th of May.
Puzzle 4
Which is greater, the number of grooves on one side of a vinyl record (if you can remember them!) or the number of days in the year?
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Think carefully before you answer.
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Days in the year as there is only one groove per side of a vinyl record!
