Puzzle 5
Which is larger:
square inches in a piece of carpet 15 yards by 5 yards
feet in a 20-mile walk
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Hint
There are 12 inches in a foot, and 1,760 yards in a mile.
Answer
Feet in a 20-mile walk.
Reasoning
There are 12 inches in a foot, 3 feet in a yard, and 1,760 yards in a mile:
square inches in a piece of carpet 15 yards by 5 yards
(15 x 3 x 12) x (5 x 3 x 12) = 97,200 square inches.
feet in a 20-mile walk
20 x 1760 x 3 = 105,600 feet.
Puzzle 6
If tomorrow's yesterday is today…
…what day is yesterday's tomorrow?
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Hint
Tomorrow's yesterday is always today.
Answer
Today.
Reasoning
Tomorrow's yesterday is always today.
And yesterday's tomorrow is also always today.
Puzzle 7
Using the letters AAEEHHLLLLMMNNOOSSTT complete this grid. The grid reads the same across as down.
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the squares cannot be clicked.
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Hint
The bottom word begins with M.
Answer
| C |
H |
A |
S |
M |
| H |
E |
L |
L |
O |
| A |
L |
I |
E |
N |
| S |
L |
E |
P |
T |
| M |
O |
N |
T |
H |
Puzzle 8
During a recent club trip to the seaside, I sat at the rear of the bus.
I noticed a strange thing: Ann, Kevin, Matilda, and Nathaniel were all sitting on the left side of the bus.
Even more curious was the fact that Jack, Amelia, Isabella, and Maximilian were all sitting on the right side of the bus.
On which side was James sitting?
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Hint
Look at the lengths of the names.
Answer
James was sitting on the left.
Members with an odd number of letters in their name sat on the left, and members with an even number sat on the right.
