Puzzle 197
Can you find the encoded countries?
The letter indicates the first letter of the country, and the number represents the number of letters in the country.
H5
V9
D7
J7
F6
N6
P4
Z8
R7
Q5
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For example, E7 would be England.
Answers
H5 = Haiti
V9 = Venezuela
D7 = Denmark
J7 = Jamaica
F6 = France
N6 = Norway
P4 = Peru
Z8 = Zimbabwe
R7 = Romania
Q5 = Qatar
Puzzle 198
Last week I spent half of my money on a new jacket, and then I spent half of that amount on some new trousers.
I was left with £32.94. How much did I spend?
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Try working backwards.
Answer
£98.82.
Reasoning
At the end I was left with £32.94, which was half of my remaining money, so before buying the trousers I must have had £65.88.
Again, this was half of my money, so before buying the jacket I must have had £131.76 at the start.
As I now had £32.94 remaining, I must have spent £98.82.
Double-Checking
I started with £131.76, and I spent £65.88 on a new jacket, and then £32.94 on the trousers, a total spend of £98.82.
Puzzle 199
What 5-letter word can be added to the end of these words to make new words:
green out light bird boat club cook
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The word begins with the letter H.
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House.
To give: greenhouse, outhouse, lighthouse, birdhouse, boathouse, clubhouse, cookhouse.
Puzzle 200
The BrainBashers football world tour is well underway and Alex is planning the journey to each country.
Unfortunately, the BrainBashers atlas software is playing up again and has worked out the mileage incorrectly, as shown below.
China 3,500
Finland 6,000
Chile 3,700
Jamaica 3,800
Wales 6,000
According to the software, how many miles is it to Germany?
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Think of the whole alphabet, and not just the vowels (AEIOU).
Answer
8,300.
Each letter of the country is worth 100 miles based on its position in the alphabet.
Therefore, Germany = 7 + 5 + 18 + 13 + 1 + 14 + 25 = 83 x 100 miles.
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