Puzzle 197
Which word in the English language is …
… most often pronounced incorrectly?
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Puzzle 198
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.
Puzzle 199
The same three-letter word has been removed from all of these words, leaving the letters below (which are still in the correct order).
What was the three-letter word?
loe
ch
she
er
vae
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Hint
The missing word is in these locations: lo---e, ---ch, s---he, ---er, va---e.
Answer
Cat.
loe = locate
ch = catch
she = scathe
er = cater
vae = vacate
Puzzle 200
If 5 cats can catch 5 rats in 5 minutes …
… how many cats do you need to catch 100 rats in 100 minutes?
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How many rats can one cat catch in 5 minutes?
Answer
5.
5 cats can catch 5 rats in 5 minutes.
So
1 cat can catch 1 rat in 5 minutes.
1 cat can catch 2 rats in 10 minutes.
1 cat can catch 20 rats in 100 minutes.
Therefore
5 cats can catch 100 rats in 100 minutes.
