Puzzle 389
Yesterday I was asked to buy some stamps.
Stamps, in the land of BrainBashers, are available in 2p, 7p, 10p, 15p and 20p denominations.
For three types of stamp, I was asked to buy five of each.
For the other two types of stamps, I was asked to buy six of each.
Unfortunately, I forgot which I was supposed to buy five of and which to buy six of.
I had been given £3.00, which just happened to be the exact money required, so the shopkeeper was able to work out what stamps I needed.
Which stamps did I buy?
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Puzzle 390
My BrainBashers electronic world atlas has developed another fault.
I listed six countries, and how far away each was from England, and here are the results:
Spain 14,000 miles
Fiji 12,000 miles
Germany 18,000 miles
Brazil 16,000 miles
India 16,000 miles
Iceland --,--- miles
How far away did it list Iceland as?
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Puzzle 391
Trade Convention #2 – Logic Puzzles
Workers with the surnames Butcher, Baker, Carpenter and Plumber are currently attending an annual convention.
No-one is currently, nor ever has been in the same profession as their name and no-one has had the same profession twice.
Alan is now a butcher, whereas Mr Brian Butcher used to be a baker.
The person who is now a carpenter used to be a butcher.
Charles has never been a baker, Mr Darren Carpenter has never been a butcher and Mr Baker is not now a carpenter.
Can you determine their full names, along with their current and previous professions?
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Puzzle 392
Without using any reference material can you find the hidden countries?
In each case, the letter indicates the first letter of the country in question, the number represents the number of letters in the country.
For example, E7 would be England.
B10 E5 F4 F7 J5 L13 N9 S11 T7 Z6
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