Puzzle 197
Which is longer:
250 centimetres
8 feet
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Hint
There are 2.54cm in an inch.
Answer
250 centimetres.
Reasoning
One inch = 2.54cm.
And 1 foot = 12 inches = 30.48cm.
So, 8 feet = 243.84cm.
Puzzle 198
Take a set of three letters from the left column, and a set of three letters from the right column and merge them together, without changing the order of the letters in each half (matching sets might not be currently on the same row).
Example 1: wmb + oat and oat + wmb both equal wombat .
Example 2: rbt + abi and abi + rbt both equal rabbit .
Can you find the six animals that have been split in half?
cyo aru
wls dne
ear fee
oky ote
rrt jar
agu bve
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The first letters of the words are: C, W, B, D, F, J.
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Coyote, walrus, beaver, donkey, ferret, jaguar.
cyo + ote = coyote
wls + aru = walrus
ear + bve = beaver
oky + dne = donkey
rrt + fee = ferret
agu + jar = jaguar
Puzzle 199
Can you complete these common 5-letter words?
-s-g-
--r-f
-zu--
e--x-
-p--c
--ln-
-w--m
---jo
q---a
-v-k-
i--h-
-b-y-
--dt-
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One of the words begins with the letter S.
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-s-g- = usage
--r-f = serif
-zu-- = azure
e--x- = epoxy
-p--c = optic
--ln- = kilns
-w--m = swarm
---jo = banjo
q---a = quota
-v-k- = evoke
i--h- = itchy
-b-y- = obeys
--dt- = width
Puzzle 200
Can you find a word that begins with the letter I …
… and by the addition of the letter A becomes another word that is pronounced the same?
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The final word starts with AI.
Answer
Isle becomes aisle.
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