Puzzle 17
What is the name of this city?
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Hint
Why does each column start with A, B, C?
Answer
Chicago.
Reasoning
Look at the letters at the bottom of each stack.
Puzzle 18
The BrainBashers Dictionary of Proverbs is running out of memory.
Below are four proverbs with their vowels missing and the remaining letters are grouped in fours.
dntb tthh ndth tfds y
trth wllt
bslw nchs ngbt slwr nchn gng
thnk frst ndth nspk
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Hint
The first words of the proverbs are Do, Truth, Be, and Think.
Answer
Do not bite the hand that feeds you.
Truth will out.
Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
Think first and then speak.
Puzzle 19
Can you find a number …
… whose double exceeds its quarter by 7.
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Hint
The number is less than 100.
Answer
4.
4's double is 8, and 4's quarter is 1.
Reasoning
If the missing number is N, then:
2N = N + 7
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4
Multiply throughout by 4:
8N = N + 28
Subtract N from both sides:
7N = 28
Divide throughout by 7:
N = 4
Puzzle 20
What comes next in this sequence:
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Reasoning
Each letter appears as many times as there are straight lines in that letter.
The letter H has three straight lines, so three H's are shown.
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