Puzzle 289
What comes next in this sequence:
Dave · Edward · Duncan · Neil · Liam · ?
Choose from:
Alan, Kevin, John, Michael, Steve
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Michael.
Each name begins with the last letter of the preceding name.
Puzzle 290
How many cubic feet of earth are removed …
… to make a hole 4 feet wide by 7 feet long by 2 feet deep?
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Read the question carefully.
Answer
56 cubic feet (= 4 x 7 x 2).
We usually ask how much earth there is in a hole, which of course there is none!
Puzzle 291
Can you find a 5-digit number …
… whose digits add up to 18 and whose product is 210 and the digits increase from left to right in the number?
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Break down 210 into its factors.
Answer
12357.
Reasoning
Since 210 = 2 x 3 x 5 x 7, 12357 is the only way to get a 5-digit number, in ascending order.
Puzzle 292
During a recent club trip to the seaside, I sat at the rear of the bus.
I noticed a strange thing: Ann, Kevin, Matilda, and Nathaniel were all sitting on the left side of the bus.
Even more curious was the fact that Jack, Amelia, Isabella, and Maximilian were all sitting on the right side of the bus.
On which side was James sitting?
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Look at the lengths of the names.
Answer
James was sitting on the left.
Members with an odd number of letters in their name sat on the left, and members with an even number sat on the right.
