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Puzzle ZZDN 



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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 {?} letters, one hyphen, two commas and a full stop.
Interestingly, this sentence contains {?} letters, one hyphen, three commas and the final full stop.
Finally, this sentence contains {?} letters, one hyphen, three commas and one full stop.

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Answers
This sentence contains sixty-seven letters, one hyphen, two commas and a full stop. Interestingly, this sentence contains eighty-nine letters, one hyphen, three commas and the final full stop. Finally, this sentence contains seventy-nine letters, one hyphen, three commas and one full stop.

 

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