Puzzle 293
Can you complete this sentence using words which are anagrams of each other?
Only the ? students could solve the hard ? equation.
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Hint
Both words begin with the letter B.
Answer
Brainy and binary.
Puzzle 294
What number completes this sequence:
4 · 15 · 14 · 11 · 5 · ?
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Hint
Think of the alphabet.
Answer
25 for Y.
These are the positions of the letters of the alphabet, and they are spelling Donkey.
Puzzle 295
What comes next in this sequence:
boron · carbon · nitrogen · oxygen · ?
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The first in the list would be Hydrogen.
Answer
Fluorine.
These are the elements in atomic number order.
Puzzle 296
Can you find three consecutive prime numbers …
… which total 190,747 when multiplied together?
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Hint
Try finding the cube root of 190,747.
Answer
53, 59, and 61.
Reasoning
Start by taking the cube root of 190,747, which is approximately 57.56.
The next highest prime number is 59:
190,747 ÷ 59 = 3,233
Let's try the next prime number, which is 61:
3,233 ÷ 61 = 53
53, 59, and 61, are all prime, and are consecutive, so this is the answer.
Double-Checking
53 x 59 x 61 = 190,747
