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Puzzle 197 


Starting with HATE, change one letter at a time until you have the word LOVE-

Each change leaves the other letters in their original places and must result in a proper word-

What is the minimum number of steps required to achieve this change?

There are four different answers using common words, can you find all four?
hate
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love

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Puzzle 198 


Can you find a 5-digit number …

… whose digits add up to 18 and whose product is 210 and the digits increase from left to right in the number?

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Puzzle 199 


all matchstick puzzles

Can you make this equation correct by moving exactly one matchstick?

89 x 62 = 4576

Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the matchsticks cannot be moved. The matchstick layouts for each digit are:

Default Digits

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Puzzle 200 


What 5-digit number am I thinking of?

It has two prime digits. Digit 3 is the highest digit. Digit 2 is the lowest digit. Digit 1 is higher than the sum of digits 4 and 5. Digit 5 is half of digit 4. Digit 1 is one smaller than digit 3. Digit 5 is between digit 2 and digit 1
The digit 0 doesn't appear, and there are no duplicates. Don't forget that 1 isn't prime, as the prime numbers start with 2, 3, 5, …

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