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Puzzle 1 


At the local sweet shop, three particularly nice sweets are on special offer.

A Nobbler is over three times the price of a Sparkle.
Six Sparkles are worth more than a Wibbler.
A Nobbler, plus two Sparkles costs less than a Wibbler.
A Sparkle, a Wibbler and a Nobbler together cost 40p.
Can you determine the price of each type of sweet?

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Puzzle 2 


Starting in the bottom left corner and moving either up or right, adding up the numbers along the way, what is the largest sum that can be made?

Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the numbers cannot be clicked.

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Puzzle 3 


Last night, I was looking at a road sign and could see that Leeds was 13 miles away, Stoke was 13 miles away and Leek was 10 miles away.

Unfortunately, it was too dark to see how far it was to Manchester. Can you help me?

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Puzzle 4 


QuestionnaireLogic Puzzles

Here is the latest BrainBashers questionnaire, how well can you do?
Q1. The first question with A as the correct answer is:

    A. Q2
    B. Q3
    C. Q4

Q2. The answer that appears most often is:

    A. C
    B. B
    C. A

Q3. The answer to Q1 is:

    A. B
    B. A
    C. C

Q4. The answer that appears least often is:

    A. A
    B. C
    C. B

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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