Puzzle 17
The following words have had their vowels removed, can you find the missing animals?
slth
rcn
mnky
llgtr
lphnt
lnd
gt
br
bbn
cyt
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Hint
One of the words is GOAT.
Answer
slth = sloth
rcn = racoon
mnky = monkey
llgtr = alligator
lphnt = elephant
lnd = eland
gt = goat (or agouti)
br = bear (or boar)
bbn = baboon
cyt = coyote
Puzzle 18
Can you find every occurrence of the word JUNE that appears in this grid (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally)?
The hint will reveal the number of times it occurs, but where are they?
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the letters cannot be selected.
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The word JUNE appears 62 times.
Answer
The word JUNE appears 62 times.
Puzzle 19
What shape completes the bottom line?
triangle pentagon square
square hexagon hexagon square
pentagon hexagon hexagon hexagon square triangle
hexagon octagon octagon octagon octagon ?
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Look at the number of sides of each of the shapes.
Answer
Square.
Reasoning
If we add the shape's sides, the total increases by 8, then 10, then 12, etc (2 more each time).
triangle (3) + pentagon (5) + square (4) = 12
square (4) + hexagon (6) + hexagon (6) + square (4) = 20
pentagon (5) + hexagon (6) + hexagon (6) + hexagon (6) + square (4) + triangle (3) = 30
Therefore:
hexagon (6) + octagon (8) + octagon (8) + octagon (8) + octagon (8) + square (4) = 42
Alternative Reasoning
Square the first shape's sides, and the remaining shapes add up to this number.
triangle (3 x 3) = pentagon (5) + square (4)
square (4 x 4) = hexagon (6) + hexagon (6) + square (4)
pentagon (5 x 5) = hexagon (6) + hexagon (6) + hexagon (6) + square (4) + triangle (3)
Therefore:
hexagon (6 x 6) = octagon (8) + octagon (8) + octagon (8) + octagon (8) + square (4)
Puzzle 20
This statement is false.
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This puzzle is a classic paradox. You can wrangle with the logic for hours and never reach an absolute conclusion.
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