Puzzle 293
What comes next in this sequence:
dog goat tarantula aardvark koala ?
Choose from:
cat, mouse, antelope, elephant, frog
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Hint
Look at the first and last letters.
Answer
Antelope.
Each word starts with the last letter of the previous word.
Puzzle 294
Albert married Carol.
Steven married Katie.
Bob married Virginia.
Who did Simon marry: Teresa, Charlotte or Lisa?
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Hint
How many letters does each name have?
Answer
Simon married Teresa: their names have 11 letters when combined.
Puzzle 295
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
Puzzle 296
Which three letters come next in this sequence:
pes gua luj nuj yam rpa ?
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Hint
Do the words make any sense when read another way?
Answer
Ram.
These are the first three letters of the months in reverse order.
Therefore, RAM are the first three letters of March.