Puzzle 57
If I give you seven apples, you will then have five times as many as I would then have.
However, if you give me seven apples, we will then both have the same number of apples.
How many apples do I currently have?
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Puzzle 58
During the recent BrainBashers cipher convention, a Morse code contest took place.
The contest consisted of a Morse code transmission where the spaces between the letters and words were missing.
Can you decipher the sequence and find the well known proverb?
Luckily, BrainBashers has provided you with a list of the Morse code characters:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Puzzle 59
Moving up or right, what is the largest total you can make, using the mathematical signs along the way?
| + | 4 | – | 2 | + | 2 |
| 2 | + | 2 | – | 2 | + |
| – | 1 | + | 2 | – | 4 |
| 2 | – | 1 | + | 1 | – |
| + | 1 | – | 2 | + | 3 |
| 3 | + | 3 | – | 4 | + |
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the numbers cannot be clicked.
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Puzzle 60
Alex and Billie have to empty all of the bookshelves in the library, and move the books into storage.
Alex, on her own, can empty the bookshelves in 18 hours.
Billie, on her own, can also empty the bookshelves in 18 hours.
Unfortunately, Drew likes to move the books from storage back onto the bookshelves, and she can refill the bookshelves in 36 hours.
How long will it take the three of them, working at the same time, to empty the bookshelves?
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