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After a day picking strawberries, I ended up with a full basket, which is always nice.

I ate 5, and then gave Alex half of the remaining.

I ate another 3, and then gave Billie one third of the remaining.

I ate another 6, and then gave Charlie two thirds of the remaining.

I now had 34 strawberries left. How many did I start with?

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You can imagine an arrow in flight, toward a target. For the arrow to reach the target, the arrow must first travel half of the overall distance from the starting point to the target. Next, the arrow must travel half of the remaining distance.

For example, if the starting distance was 10m, the arrow first travels 5m, then 2.5m.

If you extend this concept further, you can imagine the resulting distances getting smaller and smaller. Will the arrow ever reach the target?

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Starting with the 6 in the bottom left corner, what is the highest total you can make, if you only move up or right, using the mathematical signs on the way?

+	4	–	1	+	3
2	+	4	–	1	+
–	3	+	2	–	2
2	–	4	+	3	–
+	3	–	1	+	2
6	+	1	–	2	+

Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the numbers cannot be clicked.

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Can you find anagrams of each of the words below?

Each of the words has more than one anagram, but the initial letters of the correct anagrams form another anagram related to the word QUESTION.

bruise warned please listen veined trance

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