Puzzle 197
Every year, just before my birthday, I open my money box to see how much money I have saved.
Imagine my surprise when I found exactly £49.58 made up of equal numbers of 2p, 5p, 10p and 20p.
How many of each coin did I find?
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Remember that you have the same number of each coin.
Answer
134 of each coin.
Reasoning
We have equal numbers of 2p, 5p, 10p, and 20p.
And 2p + 5p + 10p + 20p = 37p.
There are 134 lots of 37p in £49.58.
Double-Checking
134 x 37 = 4958.
Puzzle 198
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The question is written in English, but not in its usual order.
Answer
32.
Reading one letter from the top row and then one from the bottom row, the puzzle reads: 'How many letters does this puzzle have'.
Puzzle 199
What am I?
I'm amazing 'cause I've got the force
To hold down a cow or a horse
As you've doubtlessly found,
I am always around,
And I'm constantly working, of course.
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Puzzle 200
If you are running in a marathon, and you overtake the person in last place …
… what position are you now in?
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Who is in last place?
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This cannot happen, you cannot overtake the person who is in last place, as there is no-one behind them!
Ovetaking = passing someone who is ahead on the same lap, this is a change of position, e.g. 4th moves up to 3rd.
Lapping = passing someone who is a full lap behind, this isn't a change of position, e.g. 4th stays 4th.
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