Puzzle 201
Below you will find 10 well-known seven-letter words, with only their endings remaining.
Can you find the words?
----rem
----oct
----pso
----dma
----edo
----rre
----sfy
----ott
----hma
----dpa
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Hints
The first letters of the words are: T, C, C, G, T, B, S, B, D, G.
Answers
----rem = theorem
----oct = concoct
----pso = calypso
----dma = grandma
----edo = torpedo
----rre = bizarre
----sfy = satisfy
----ott = boycott
----hma = drachma
----dpa = grandpa
Puzzle 202
Unluckily, last week I lost my measuring tape. It was unlucky as I had to measure Billy's toy box.
Luckily though I could remember that the top had an area of 720 square inches, the side was 800 square inches, and the end was 360 square inches.
What were the true dimensions of the toy box?
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Hint
A little algebra might help.
Answer
Width=40, height=20, depth=18.
Reasoning
If we call the height H, the width W and the depth D we have:
H x W = 800
H = 800 ÷ W (1)
W x D = 720
W = 720 ÷ D (2)
H x D = 360
H = 360 ÷ D (3)
Using (1) and (3) we have:
800 360
——— = ———
W D
800 x D = 360 x W
Using (2):
800 x D = 360 x 720
———
D
800 x D2 = 259,200
D2 = 324
D = 18
Using (2), W = 40.
Using (1), H = 20.
Puzzle 203
Can you find a word that begins with the letter R, and with the addition of the letter A …
… gives another word that sounds the same?
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Hint
A 3-letter word becomes a 4-letter word.
Answer
Red.
Reasoning
red + a = read.
Puzzle 204
Alex likes soda very much. At the local convenience store, for every 5 empty soda bottles the reward is a full fresh bottle.
As part of a local recycling initiative, Alex collected 77 empty bottles.
How many bottles of soda could Alex drink in total?
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Hint
The answer is not 15.
Answer
19 bottles.
Reasoning
From the initial 77 bottles, 75 bottles can be recycled for 15 new full bottles.
Once those are drunk, Alex will have 17 empty bottles (15 plus the 2 extra empty bottles).
From the 17 empty bottles, 15 bottles can be recycled for 3 new full bottles.
Once those are drunk, Alex will have 5 empty bottles (3 plus the 2 extra empty bottles), which can be recycled for one final full bottle.
Giving a total of 15 + 3 + 1 = 19.
