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Workings

Hint
How many minutes are there between 2:00 and 7:00?

Answer
65 minutes.

Reasoning



We need to break down the five hours in the following way:

3 x Answer minutes past two o'clock 40 minutes Answer minutes before seven o'clock
Why? It is now Answer minutes before seven o'clock, and then we have the 40 minutes before that, and the remaining time was 3 x Answer minutes past two o'clock.

So, five hours = 5 x 60 = 300 minutes. We already know about the 40 minutes, so we have to share the remaining 260 minutes in the ratio 3:1, which gives 195:65 minutes. Or using algebra 4 x Answer = 300 – 40, so Answer = 65 minutes.

Therefore, the five hours is made up of:

195 minutes past two o'clock 40 minutes 65 minutes before seven o'clock
So, it's currently 65 minutes before 7:00 = 5:55.

Double-Checking
It is now 65 minutes before seven o'clock = 5:55, so 40 minutes ago it was 5:15 – which is 195 minutes after 2:00, as required (as 65 x 3 = 195).

Workings

Hint
Start on any square, and see how far you get.

Answer
Start from the 1D on the third row down and the second column across.

Workings

Hint
The missing word is in these locations: LO---E, ---CH, S---HE, ---ER, VA---E.

Answer
Cat.
loe  = locate ch   = catch she  = scathe er   = cater vae  = vacate

Workings

Hint
Try to rotate them around in your head, but watch out for mirror images.

Answer
B, D, and G.