Puzzle 109
What number comes next in this sequence:
2 5 9 19 37 ?
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Hint
The sequence involves doubling in some way.
Answer
75.
Alternately double plus one, double minus one.
Puzzle 110
Customer services at BrainBashers headquarters received the following letter recently.
Luckily, our top puzzle solvers were able to determine the meaning and help Sam South.
Can you work out what the problem was?
D-a- K-v-n,
- ---ld l-k- -- c-m-la-n ab--- -h- --- --- -f m- ----------.
-h-s- l-----s d- n-- a---a- -- b- ---k-ng c----c-l-.
As --- can s--, -h-- a-- m-ss-ng f--m -h-s d-c-m-n-.
- ---ld b- v--- g-a--f-l -f --- c--ld c----c- -h-s ---bl-m -mm-d-a--l-.
K-nd --ga-ds.
Sam S---h.
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone
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Hint
Which letters are missing?
Answer
The letter was written on a typewriter that has a problem with the top row of letters printing correctly. The letter should have read:
Dear Kevin,
I would like to complain about the top row of my typewriter.
These letters do not appear to be working correctly.
As you can see, they are missing from this document.
I would be very grateful if you could correct this problem immediately.
Kind regards.
Sam South.
Puzzle 111
What letter is missing from this sequence:
A B G D E ? E
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Hint
This is quite a common alphabet.
Answer
Z.
From Zeta, first letters of the Greek alphabet, alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta.
Puzzle 112
What comes next in this sequence:
hydrogen helium lithium beryllium boron ?
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You might need a periodic table.
Answer
Carbon.
From the elements, in increasing order of atomic number.
