Puzzle 293
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 294
Can you find a number...
...whose double exceeds its quarter by 7.
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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 295
Which three letters come next in this sequence:
pes gua luj nuj yam rpa {?}
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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.
Puzzle 296
Which is greater?
The number of seconds in a year.
Miles that light can travel in 3 minutes.
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Light travels around 186,000 miles each second.
Answer
Miles that light can travel in 3 minutes.
There are 31,536,000 seconds in a typical year, and light can travel about 33,530,831 miles in 3 minutes.
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