Puzzle 17
What letter is missing from this sequence:
A · B · G · D · E · ? · E
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This is quite a common alphabet.
Answer
Z.
From Zeta, first letters of the Greek alphabet, alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta.
Puzzle 18
How many animals can you find in this rather curious poem:
A person, so simple we are.
Catch the kid o'er the bridge.
Follow the chief, oxtail soup we like.
Anagram ANPI gives us PAIN, cower under a ridge.
Can you find at least eight?
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There are at least 13 in total.
Answer
There are at least 12 to choose from:
Ape, ewe, cat, kid, doe, fox, ox, kea, nag, ram, pig, cow.
Puzzle 19
Can you find three consecutive prime numbers …
… which total 190,747 when multiplied together?
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Try finding the cube root of 190,747.
Answer
53, 59, and 61.
Reasoning
Start by taking the cube root of 190,747, which is approximately 57.56.
The next highest prime number is 59:
190,747 ÷ 59 = 3,233
Let's try the next prime number, which is 61:
3,233 ÷ 61 = 53
53, 59, and 61, are all prime, and are consecutive, so this is the answer.
Double-Checking
53 x 59 x 61 = 190,747
Puzzle 20
If Malcolm, Laura, John, Alan, Brenda and Kevin like chocolate …
… and Norman, Steve, Thomas, Zebedee do not …
… does Peter like chocolate?
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Think about the alphabet.
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No.
Only people with initials A-M do like chocolate, others do not.
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