Puzzle 197
If cat and a half can catch a mouse and a half in a day and a half how many mice can 3 cats catch in 3 days?
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Hint
How many mice does one cat catch?
Answer
Six mice.
1.5 cats catch 1.5 mice in 1.5 days.
so
1 cat catches 1 mouse in 1.5 days.
1 cat catches 2 mice in 3 days.
Therefore
3 cats catch 6 mice in 3 days.
Puzzle 198
Can you find every occurrence of the word APPLES that appears in this grid (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally)?
The hint will reveal the number of times it occurs, but where are they?
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the letters cannot be selected.
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The word APPLES appears 34 times.
Answer
The word APPLES appears 34 times.
Puzzle 200
What number replaces the question mark?
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Hint
In the first box, look at 7 & 3, and 4 & 1, to see how we can use them to make 12.
Answer
4.
Reasoning
For each row, the left minus the right gives a number.
The numbers for the rows are then multiplied together.
In the first box:
7 − 3 = 4
4 − 1 = 3
so 4 x 3 = 12
In the second box:
9 − 2 = 7
8 − 3 = 5
so 7 x 5 = 35
In the last box:
6 − 2 = 4
8 − 7 = 1
so 4 x 1 = 4.
