Hint
The answer involves multiplication (for example, 9 x 8 = 72).
Answer
468.
Reasoning
If we split each line in the following way:
98 68 88
72 48 64
14 32 24
Each new line is generated by multiplying the digits two at a time and writing the result below.
For example, 9 x 8 = 72, so 72 appears directly below 98.
And 7 x 2 = 14, so 14 appears directly below 72.
Double-Checking
9 x 8 = 72, 7 x 2 = 14, 1 x 4 = 4.
6 x 8 = 48, 4 x 8 = 32, 3 x 2 = 6.
8 x 8 = 64, 6 x 4 = 24, 2 x 4 = 8.
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Puzzle 198
Take a word from the first column, and a word from the second column.
You will now have 6 lots of eight letters, and each of these eight letters is an anagram of something that lives in water.
dish leek
tray shoe
raft sign
cram golf
ears fern
loud hiss
