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Workings

Hint
This is a simple substitution cipher.

Answer
50.

This puzzle is a simple test to see how easy a ROT13 part encrypted puzzle can be. Every other letter has been converted to ROT13 and the other letters are left as they were. But, you may ask, what is the puzzle? Well, how many words are in this puzzle!

ROT13 replaces each character with the one 13 places away.
A = N, B = O, C = P, D = Q, E = R, F = S, G = T, H = U, I = V, J = W, K = X, L = Y, M = Z, N = A, O = B, P = C, Q = D, R = E, S = F, T = G, U = H, V = I, W = J, X = K, Y = L, Z = M.

Workings

Hint
Each sentence hides a single word.

Answer
Badgers rapidly excavate a mound.

Reasoning
The initial letters of the words spell BREAM, a fish. The other sentences all spell birds.
SWAN  = Sam wanted another newt. EAGLE = Every artistic giraffe likes elephants. BREAM = Badgers rapidly excavate a mound. WREN  = Wild rabbits enjoy nature. DUCK  = Dale understood cute kittens. CRANE = Casual restless aardvarks need exercise.

Workings

Hint
This is nothing to do with pets.

Answer
Goldfish.

All of the others are mammals. If you suggested Cow I will let you have half a mark!

Workings

Hint
The answer involves multiplication (for example, 9 x 8 = 72).

Answer
468.

Reasoning
If we split each line in the following way:

98 68 88
72 48 64
14 32 24

Each new line is generated by multiplying the digits two at a time and writing the result below.

For example, 9 x 8 = 72, so 72 appears directly below 98.

And 7 x 2 = 14, so 14 appears directly below 72.

Double-Checking
9 x 8 = 72, 7 x 2 = 14, 1 x 4 = 4.

6 x 8 = 48, 4 x 8 = 32, 3 x 2 = 6.

8 x 8 = 64, 6 x 4 = 24, 2 x 4 = 8.