Puzzle 57
Which letter comes next in this sequence:
A · K · Q · J · ?
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Hint
This is quite a common list.
Answer
T.
The first letters of playing cards in descending order of value.
Puzzle 58
What can go up a chimney down …
… but can't go down a chimney up?
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You would probably never try this.
Puzzle 59
If a bottle weighs eight ounces plus half a bottle …
… what is the weight of a bottle and a half?
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Find the weight of the bottle first.
Answer
24 ounces.
The bottle weighs 16 ounces.
Reasoning
As a bottle (B) weighs eight ounces plus half a bottle, we can write this as:
B = 8 + 1/2 x B
1/2 x B = 8
B = 16
As the bottle weighs 16 ounces, a bottle and a half weighs 16 + 8 = 24 ounces.
Puzzle 60
The month of March in the year 1980 contained 5 Saturdays and 5 Mondays.
What day of the week was the 15th of March?
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What day of the week was the 1st?
Answer
Saturday.
Reasoning
For a 31-day month, such as March, to have 5 Saturdays and 5 Mondays the 1st must be a Saturday (and the 31st a Monday).
You can then work forwards from the 1st.
