Puzzle 381
Sam takes 20 days to build a wall.
Taylor and Kelly each take 10 days to build a wall.
How long will it take the three of them to build a wall if they work together?
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How many walls can be built in 20 days?
Answer
4 days.
Reasoning
In 20 days, Sam can build 1 wall, and Taylor and Kelly can each build 2 walls.
So, in 20 days, 5 walls can be built.
Therefore, one wall will take 4 days to build.
Puzzle 382
Which four-letter word can be placed between the two following words to make two new words:
arm[----]stand
In the following example, the word 'book' creates the words 'cookbook' and 'bookcase'.
cook[book]case
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The second letter is A.
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Band.
To give armband, and bandstand.
Puzzle 384
Can you find the country hidden in the following sentence:
During the recent BrainBashers aquatic contest, the walrus struggled to finish, the sea lion finished second, and the penguin easily won!
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The country spans more than one word.
Answer
Guinea.
During the recent BrainBashers aquatic contest, the walrus struggled to finish, the sea lion finished second, and the penGUIN EAsily won!
