Puzzle 1
Which is larger:
days in a year
bones in an adult human body
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Adults have fewer bones than children.
Answer
Days in a year.
There are usually around 206 bones in an adult human body, and 365 or 366 days in a year.
Puzzle 3
Triathlon - Round 2 all logic puzzles
The final of the BrainBashers triathlon was a close run thing.
The whole tournament was decided on the last two sections, cycling and the road race.
Alex didn't win either section.
The person who won the cycling came third in the road race.
Alex beat Charlie in cycling, but was beaten by Charlie in the road race.
Charlie was last in neither section.
Drew won the road race, but was beaten by Billie in the cycling.
Can you work out who came where in each section?
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In the road race, where could Charlie have finished?
Answer
Cycling : Billie > Alex > Charlie > Drew
Road race : Drew > Charlie > Billie > Alex
Road Race
In the road race, where could Charlie have finished?
By (4), he wasn't last. By (5), he wasn't first.
By (2), if Charlie was third, then he would have won the cycling, but by (3) Alex beat Charlie in the cycling, so Charlie can't have won the cycling.
So Charlie must have finished in second place.
By (5), Drew was first.
By (1), Alex didn't win the cycling, so by (2) he didn't come third in the road race. Therefore, Alex came last.
Leaving Billie in third place.
Road race : Drew > Charlie > Billie > Alex
Cycling
By (2), Billie won.
By (4), Charlie wasn't last.
By (3), Alex beat Charlie. So Alex finished in second place, with Charlie in third place.
Leaving Drew in last place.
Cycling : Billie > Alex > Charlie > Drew
Puzzle 4
School Reunion '62 all logic puzzles
During a recent school reunion, four friends were discussing their starting salaries.
The salaries in question were, 8, 10, 12 and 14 thousand pounds per year.
The MP earned the most.
Alex earned more than Billie and the doctor earned more than Drew, the vet.
Billie, the lawyer, did not start on £10,000 nor did Drew.
And Chris couldn't remember.
Can you determine who has which job and their starting salaries?
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Name Profession Salary
Alex MP £14,000
Billie lawyer £12,000
Chris doctor £10,000
Drew vet £ 8,000
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