Puzzle 601
Which three letters come next in this sequence:
pes gua luj nuj yam rpa {?}
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Hint
Do the words make any sense when read another way?
Answer
Ram.
These are the first three letters of the months in reverse order.
Therefore, RAM are the first three letters of March.
Puzzle 602
Which is greater?
The number of seconds in a year.
Miles that light can travel in 3 minutes.
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Light travels around 186,000 miles each second.
Answer
Miles that light can travel in 3 minutes.
There are 31,536,000 seconds in a typical year, and light can travel about 33,530,831 miles in 3 minutes.
Puzzle 603
If a bottle weighs eight ounces plus half a bottle...
...what is the weight of a bottle and a half?
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Find the weight of the bottle first.
Answer
24 ounces.
The bottle weighs 16 ounces.
Reasoning
As a bottle (B) weighs eight ounces plus half a bottle, we can write this as:
B = 8 + 1/2 x B
1/2 x B = 8
B = 16
As the bottle weighs 16 ounces, a bottle and a half weighs 16 + 8 = 24 ounces.
Puzzle 604
The following words have had their vowels (AEIOU) removed, can you find the missing animals?
rdvrk
rndr
prcpn
rhncrs
sqrrl
clt
frrt
sknk
dnky
ntlp
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One of the words is antelope.
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rdvrk = aardvark
rndr = reindeer
prcpn = porcupine
rhncrs = rhinoceros
sqrrl = squirrel
clt = ocelot or colt
frrt = ferret
sknk = skunk or skink
dnky = donkey
ntlp = antelope
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