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Puzzle 109

Last week, I travelled from London to Stoke.

On the first day, I travelled one half of the distance.

On day two, I travelled one third of the remaining distance.

On day three, I travelled three quarters of the remaining distance.

Yesterday I travelled one half of the remaining distance.

I now have 5 miles left to travel.

How far is it from Stoke to London in total?

Line showing dots at the distances.

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Puzzle 110

At a recent school fayre, 500 people attended and £500 was raised. The prices were as follows:
Fathers £2.00
Mothers £3.00
Children £0.48

More mothers than fathers turned up. How many children were there?

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Puzzle 111

What four-letter word can be placed between the two following words to make two new words:
table[----]house

In the following example, the word 'book' creates the words 'cookbook' and 'bookcase'.
cook[book]case

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Puzzle 112

Which one of these letters is the odd one out?

xi, chi, theta, psi, pi, phi

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