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Puzzle 1 


My local greengrocer is a would-be mathematician.

She likes to arrange the apples in nice rows.

When she lays the apples in rows of 3, she has one left over.

And, when she lays them in rows of 5, she also has one left over.

Remarkably, she also has one left over when she arranges them in rows of 7 and 9.

But 11 seems to be the magic number, because in rows of 11 there are no apples left over.

How many apples does she have?

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 2 


I have three daughters and each has one brother.

How many children do I have?

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 3 


Would you believe that this amazing sentence contains ninety two letters, one comma and a single question mark?

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 4 


Fill in the missing numbers with the digits 1 to 9. A diamond shape in the middle means that the four numbers around it add to 20.

Each uses a different way to add to 20, if there is already 1 + 3 + 7 + 9, then there will not be another using the digits 1, 3, 7 and 9 (in any order).

The same digit isn't allowed to touch, even diagonally.

Puzzle Copyright © Elliott Line
This puzzle appeared in Mensa's EnigmaSig (195.08) and is used with permission.

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