Puzzle 413
The following sentence is true.
The previous sentence is false.
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Don't let this one melt your brain.
Answer
This puzzle is a classic paradox.
You can wrangle with the logic for hours and never reach an absolute conclusion.
Puzzle 414
Can you find the country hidden in the following sentence:
Alex's aches and pains felt worse because of swollen glands that had flared up during the night, perhaps a tonic would help?
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The country spans more than one word.
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England.
Alex's aches and pains felt worse because of swollEN GLANDs that had flared up during the night, perhaps a tonic would help?
Puzzle 415
My local shop wants to create a sign that says PUZZLES, and they have the following letters, each in a different colour:
P P P U U Z Z Z Z Z L L L L E S S
How many different ways can they make the sign?
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There are 3 P's, so there are 3 different ways to start the word.
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960.
Reasoning
Given: P P P U U Z Z Z Z Z L L L L E S S.
The order of the Z's is important. For example, we could chose a red one and a green one, so the order they appear in the sign has to be taken into consideration.
There are:
3 different P's that could be chosen.
2 different U's that could be chosen.
5 different Z's that could be chosen.
4 different Z's that could be chosen, as one has already been chosen.
4 different L's that could be chosen.
1 E that could be chosen.
2 different S's that could be chosen.
So there are 3 x 2 x 5 x 4 x 4 x 1 x 2 = 960 different ways to make the sign.
Puzzle 416
What number is...
...one half of one third of one quarter of 360?
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Try working backwards.
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15.
Reasoning
One quarter of 360 is 90.
One third of 90 is 30.
One half of 30 is 15.
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