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Puzzle 17
A very long time ago, at the beginning of the week, I was given some money for my birthday.
On Monday, I spent a quarter of the money on clothes.
On Tuesday, I spent one third of the remaining money on music.
On Wednesday, I spent half of the remaining money on games.
Finally, on Thursday, I spent the last £12.50 on a book.
How much birthday money did I receive?
Puzzle 18
The legendary BrainBashers calendar had a recent bug. Here is a listing showing the number of days in each month:
January 107
February 68
March 135
April 15
May 133
June 104
July 104
August 16
September ?
How many days did it show for September?
Puzzle 19
What animal comes next in this sequence:
gorilla · hedgehog · camel · mouse · fox · bear · mole · ?
Choose from:
porcupine, badger, cow, giraffe, squirrel, rhinoceros
Puzzle 20
Can you find a three-letter word that completes these words?
b---
d---
m---et
p---ing
sh---