Puzzle 77
Hidden in the grid below are eight, 7-letter words.
Each word begins with the central R and you can move one letter in any direction to the next letter. All of the other letters are used exactly once each.
What are the words?
| T |
A |
E |
R |
O |
B |
O |
| E |
T |
G |
S |
T |
N |
W |
| R |
N |
E |
E |
A |
I |
E |
| I |
N |
U |
R |
E |
F |
R |
| N |
B |
U |
O |
E |
E |
E |
| B |
S |
E |
A |
E |
V |
E |
| I |
D |
H |
T |
S |
G |
N |
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the letters cannot be clicked.
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One of the words is RUBBISH.
Answers
Rainbow, referee, revenge, roasted, rubbish, running, retreat, restore.
Puzzle 78
Within the BrainBashers school, the science department has three disciplines.
In total, 280 students study chemistry, 254 students study physics, and 280 students study biology.
In total, 97 students study chemistry and physics, 138 students study physics and biology, and 152 students study chemistry and biology.
73 students study all three disciplines.
Can you determine how many students there are in the science department? The answer is not 814.
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How many students study chemistry and physics, but not biology?
Answer
500 students.
Reasoning
The answer is more easily seen if three intersecting circles are drawn, and the numbers inside each section are worked out.
We know that 73 students study all three disciplines, which allows us to work out the numbers.
97 students study chemistry and physics, so 97 – 73 = 24 study just chemistry and physics.
138 students study physics and biology, so 138 – 73 = 65 study just physics and biology.
152 students study chemistry and biology, so 152 – 73 = 79 study just chemistry and biology.
280 students study chemistry, so 280 – 73 – 24 – 79 = 104 study just chemistry.
254 students study physics, so 254 – 73 – 24 – 65 = 92 study just physics.
280 students study biology, 280 – 73 – 65 – 79 = 63 study just biology.
For a total of: 104 + 92 + 63 + 24 + 65 + 79 + 73 = 500 students.
Puzzle 79
How many squares, of any size, are on a board divided up into 6 squares by 6 squares?
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How many 1x1 squares are there?
Answer
91 squares.
Reasoning
Squares of size:
1 x 1 = 36
2 x 2 = 25
3 x 3 = 16
4 x 4 = 9
5 x 5 = 4
6 x 6 = 1
Total = 36 + 25 + 16 + 9 + 4 + 1 = 91.
Puzzle 80
Starting with a five-letter word, change one letter to create a new word.
This word is then changed by one letter to create another new word.
These words in turn mean:
a gaggle of geese
a device for measuring time
what you can do with a mouse
a baby chicken
a device to prevent wheels from moving
a surprise
a small house
a pile of cards
a small piece of wood
unable to move
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The sequence ends with STUCK.
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flock = a gaggle of geese
clock = a device for measuring time
click = what you can do with a mouse
chick = a baby chicken
chock = a device to prevent wheels from moving
shock = a surprise
shack = a small house
stack = a pile of cards
stick = a small piece of wood
stuck = unable to move
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