Puzzle 209
Each of these words can be split in half, and two letters can be placed in the middle to create a new six-letter word.
The four added pairs of letters, in order, spell an 8-letter word. What is that word?
lend
liar
pale
coin
As an example, DOOR can be split into DO + OR. CT can then be placed in the middle to create: DO + CT + OR = DOCTOR.
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Hint
The 8-letter word begins with the letter G.
Answer
Generous.
lend = le + ge + nd = legend
liar = li + ne + ar = linear
pale = pa + ro + le = parole
coin = co + us + in = cousin
Puzzle 210
Can you find a five-digit number that has no zeros, and no digit is repeated, where:
The first digit is a prime number.
The second digit is the fifth digit minus the first digit.
The third digit is twice the first digit.
The fourth digit is the third digit plus three.
The fifth digit is the difference between the first digit and the fourth digit.
Don't forget that 1 isn't prime, the prime numbers start with 2, 3, 5...
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Start with the possible answers where the first digit is a prime number, and then look at the third digit.
Answer
23,475.
Reasoning
By (1), the first digit is prime:
2----
3----
5----
7----
By (3), the third digit is twice the first digit, so we can eliminate 5---- and 7----:
2-4--
3-6--
By (4), the fourth digit is the third digit plus three:
2-47-
3-69-
By (5) the fifth digit is the difference between the first digit and the fourth digit:
2-475
3-696
We know from the introduction that no digit is repeated, so we can eliminate 3-696. And, by (2) the second digit is the fifth digit minus the first digit:
23475
Puzzle 211
What number comes next in this sequence:
986888
724864
143224
==??==
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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 and 7 x 2 = 14.
6 x 8 = 48 and 4 x 8 = 32.
8 x 8 = 64 and 6 x 4 = 24.
Puzzle 212
Are there more...
...2's or 8's in the numbers from 1 to 50,000?
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Think about the first digits of the numbers.
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There are more 2's because of the numbers beginning with 20,000.
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