BrainBashers - Easy Puzzles

Puzzle 257

Starting with BALL, change one letter at a time until you have the word HEAD.

Each change leaves the other letters in their original places and must result in a proper word.

What is the minimum number of steps required to achieve this change?

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Puzzle 258

This is a well known children's musical piece, the vowels have been removed, and the remaining letters have been grouped together.

Can you determine the correct words?
hmpt ydmp tyst nwll hmpt ydmp tyhd grtf llll thkn gshr ssnd llth kngs mncl dntp thmp tytg thrg n

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Puzzle 259

You have a barrel, filled to the top with water, which weighs 150 pounds.

What can you add to the barrel in order to make it lighter?

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Puzzle 260

Every year, just before my birthday, I open my money box to see how much money I have saved.

Imagine my surprise when I found exactly £49.58 made up of equal numbers of 2p, 5p, 10p and 20p.

How many of each coin did I find?

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