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Hint
The eleven-letter word begins with the letter I.

Answer
Investigate.
bake = bike swap = snap opal = oval dyed = deed idle = isle snow = stow lump = limp aces = ages melt = malt spun = stun rant = rent

Workings

Hint
This is a very common sequence.

Answer
5.

The numbers represent the number of letters of the words ONE, TWO, THREE, etc. Therefore the answer is the number of letters in the word EIGHT.

Workings

Hint
The final word starts with AI.

Answer
Isle becomes aisle.

Workings

Hint
How many minutes are there between 2:00 and 7:00?

Answer
65 minutes.

Reasoning



We need to break down the five hours in the following way:

3 x Answer minutes past two o'clock 40 minutes Answer minutes before seven o'clock
Why? It is now Answer minutes before seven o'clock, and then we have the 40 minutes before that, and the remaining time was 3 x Answer minutes past two o'clock.

So, five hours = 5 x 60 = 300 minutes. We already know about the 40 minutes, so we have to share the remaining 260 minutes in the ratio 3:1, which gives 195:65 minutes. Or using algebra 4 x Answer = 300 − 40, so Answer = 65 minutes.

Therefore, the five hours is made up of:

195 minutes past two o'clock 40 minutes 65 minutes before seven o'clock
So, it's currently 65 minutes before 7:00 = 5:55.

Double-Checking
It is now 65 minutes before seven o'clock = 5:55, so 40 minutes ago it was 5:15 – which is 195 minutes after 2:00, as required (as 65 x 3 = 195).