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Workings

Hint
Try working backwards.

Answer
£98.82.

Reasoning
At the end I was left with £32.94, which was half of my remaining money, so before buying the trousers I must have had £65.88.

Again, this was half of my money, so before buying the jacket I must have had £131.76 at the start.

As I now had £32.94 remaining, I must have spent £98.82.

Double-Checking
I started with £131.76, and I spent £65.88 on a new jacket, and then £32.94 on the trousers, a total spend of £98.82.

Workings

Hint
The words begin with the letters R, S, T.

Answer
RADII, SKIING, TAXIING.

You could also have GENII.

Workings

Hint
The country spans more than one word.

Answer
Scotland.

I recently bought a baby cot from my local shop for my youngest child, to calm their nightly wails. On the way home, my car boot came open and my new baby'S COT LANDed with a resounding crunch on the road. Luckily, my insurance covered the loss, and we bought another one with a picture of two whales on it.

Workings

Hint
Look at the number of sides of each of the shapes.

Answer
Square.

Reasoning
If we add the shape's sides, the total increases by 8, then 10, then 12, etc (2 more each time).
   triangle (3) + pentagon (5) + square (4) = 12

   square   (4) + hexagon (6) + hexagon (6) + square (4) = 20

   pentagon (5) + hexagon (6) + hexagon (6) + hexagon (6) + square (4) + triangle (3) = 30

Therefore:
   hexagon  (6) + octagon (8) + octagon (8) + octagon (8) + octagon (8) + square (4) = 42

Alternative Reasoning
Square the first shape's sides, and the remaining shapes add up to this number.
   triangle (3 x 3) = pentagon (5) + square (4)

   square   (4 x 4) = hexagon (6) + hexagon (6) + square (4)

   pentagon (5 x 5) = hexagon (6) + hexagon (6) + hexagon (6) + square (4) + triangle (3)

Therefore:
   hexagon  (6 x 6) = octagon (8) + octagon (8) + octagon (8) + octagon (8) + square (4)