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Puzzle 197
Yesterday I was asked to buy some stamps.
Stamps, in the land of BrainBashers, are available in 2p, 7p, 10p, 15p and 20p denominations.
For three types of stamp, I was asked to buy five of each.
For the other two types of stamps, I was asked to buy six of each.
Unfortunately, I forgot which I was supposed to buy five of and which to buy six of.
I had been given £3.00, which just happened to be the exact money required, so the shopkeeper was able to work out what stamps I needed.
Which stamps did I buy?
Puzzle 199
Can you find a three-letter word that completes these words?
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d---
m---et
p---ing
sh---
Puzzle 200
I am compiling the BrainBashers world almanac and it now contains quite a few pages. But just how many?
I know that it takes 121 digits to print all of the page numbers in sequence.
So, how many numbered pages does the book have, and how many times does the number 9 appear?