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Puzzle 357 


At a recent visit to the reptile house at the local animal sanctuary, I counted a total of 27 heads and 70 feet.

I was counting snakes, lizards, and people and I know that there were exactly twice as many lizards as people.

How many snakes did I count?

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Puzzle 358 


My BrainBashers electronic world atlas has developed another fault, I did a listing of miles from England to particular countries and here is the result:
Chile     800 miles
Wales   4,200 miles
France  1,100 miles
Italy   3,400 miles

How far away did it list Scotland as?

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Puzzle 359 


All Matchstick Puzzles

Can you make this equation correct by moving exactly one matchstick?

56 / 8 = 16

Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the matchsticks cannot be moved. The matchstick layouts for each digit are:

Default Digits

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Puzzle 360 


All Matchstick Puzzles

Can you make this equation correct by moving exactly one matchstick?

89 x 62 = 4576

Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the matchsticks cannot be moved. The matchstick layouts for each digit are:

Default Digits

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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