Puzzle 25
What word completes this square:
ferret rabbit
otter {?}
Choose from:
giraffe, mink, cow, bison
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Look at the first letters of the three words.
Answer
Giraffe.
The initial letters of the words spell FROG.
Puzzle 26
If 5 cats can catch 5 rats in 5 minutes...
...how many cats do you need to catch 100 rats in 100 minutes?
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How many rats can one cat catch in 5 minutes?
Answer
5.
5 cats can catch 5 rats in 5 minutes.
So
1 cat can catch 1 rat in 5 minutes.
1 cat can catch 2 rats in 10 minutes.
1 cat can catch 20 rats in 100 minutes.
Therefore
5 cats can catch 100 rats in 100 minutes.
Puzzle 27
Can you find a three-letter word that completes these words?
B...
D...
M...ET
P...ING
SH...
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One possible answer begins with the letter A.
Answer
ARK: BARK, DARK, MARKET, PARKING, SHARK.
or:
ILL: BILL, DILL, MILLET, PILLING, SHILL.
Puzzle 28
Cen yee rell wrer er wreng werr rrer peregrepr? Er ferrr glence yee mey rrenk rrer jerr rre vewelr reve preblemr, ber ne! Rrree cenrenenrr elre reve preblemr, rrey reve been repleced werr rre lerrer R, ber wrecr ener ere rrey?
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It's not just the vowels that have a problem.
Answer
H, S, and T.
It should read:
"Can you tell what is wrong with this paragraph? At first glance you may think that just the vowels have problems, but no! Three consonants also have problems, they have been replaced with the letter R, but which ones are they?"
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