In each of these sentences, can you replace the missing number.
The number is written as a word (e.g. five, twenty-four, thirty-three), and each sentence is correct after the replacement.
This sentence contains ? X. Slightly trickier, this sentence contains ? R's. Even trickier, this sentence contains precisely ? E's. This sentence has exactly ? letters. This sentence, hopefully, contains ? letters, one hyphen, five commas, and four Y's. To finish, if this sentence had a T removed, it would contain ? letters!
Hint
Start by counting the letters you're already given.
Answers This sentence contains one X.Slightly trickier, this sentence contains four R's.Even trickier, this sentence contains precisely ten E's.This sentence has exactly thirty-nine letters.This sentence, hopefully, contains seventy-five letters, one hyphen, five commas, and four Y's.To finish, if this sentence had a T removed, it would contain sixty-two letters!
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Puzzle 202
Each of these words can have a letter added, and then be rearranged to make a new 5-letter word.
For example: DENY + B = BENDY (not part of the answer!).
If the 7 added letters are an anagram of CHEMIST, what are the new words? denymailexitgoshcitynewttype
Answers deny + e = needymail + c = claimexit + s = existgosh + t = ghostcity + h = itchynewt + i = twinetype + m = empty
The letters ECSTHIM are an anagram of CHEMIST.
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Puzzle 203
If I was in Florida and dropped a heavy ball into a bucket of water which was at a temperature of 45 °F and dropped another identical ball into an identical bucket of water at a temperature of 25 °F …
… which ball would hit the bottom of the bucket first?
