Puzzle 293
What comes next in this sequence:
eno owt ehret rouf eivf xis {?}
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Hint
The sequence started as a very common one.
Answer
Neves.
Reasoning
These are the first few numbers with their first and last letters swapped.
Puzzle 294
What comes next in this sequence:
dog goat tarantula aardvark koala {?}
Choose from:
cat, mouse, antelope, elephant, frog
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Look at the first and last letters.
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Antelope.
Each word starts with the last letter of the previous word.
Puzzle 295
Albert married Carol.
Steven married Katie.
Bob married Virginia.
Who did Simon marry: Teresa, Charlotte or Lisa?
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How many letters does each name have?
Answer
Simon married Teresa: their names have 11 letters when combined.
Puzzle 296
Can you find a number …
… whose double exceeds its quarter by 7.
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Hint
The number is less than 100.
Answer
4.
4's double is 8, and 4's quarter is 1.
Reasoning
If the missing number is N, then:
2N = N + 7
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4
Multiply throughout by 4:
8N = N + 28
Subtract N from both sides:
7N = 28
Divide throughout by 7:
N = 4
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