Puzzle 197
A grocer has to place 28,121 carrots into bags, each bag containing the same number of carrots, and using as few bags as possible.
If you think that one big bag will suffice, then feel free to calculate its size!
If we assume that more than one bag is used, how many are required?
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Hint
28,121 isn't a prime number.
Answer
61 bags.
Reasoning
Each bag contains 461 carrots.
How do we find the correct answer? An easy way is to keep dividing 28,121 by the prime numbers in sequence until one works.
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61.
Puzzle 198
Below you will find ten common 6-letter words, however, every other letter is missing.
Can you determine the original words?
-s-e-d
-p-a-g
-r-f-r
-y-r-d
-r-f-e
-a-b-n
-a-e-a
-m-z-s
-s-f-l
-i-s-e
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The next-to-last letters are: N, N, E, I, L, O, R, E, U, U.
Answers
-s-e-d = ascend
-p-a-g = sprang
-r-f-r = prefer
-y-r-d = hybrid
-r-f-e = trifle
-a-b-n = carbon
-a-e-a = camera
-m-z-s = amazes
-s-f-l = useful
-i-s-e = tissue
Puzzle 199
What proverb is hidden below?
Llamas often overlook khaki bagels. Every furry orangutan relishes eating yummy orange umbrellas. Leopards enjoy aquamarine parsnips.
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Hint
The first word begins with L.
Answer
Look before you leap.
Using the initial letters of each word.
