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Puzzle 1 


Start with a number larger than 0, square it, add 4, double, take away 3, times 4 and finally subtract the original number.

If you were now left with 20, what number did you start with?

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Puzzle 2 


My local bus company has recently expanded and no longer has enough room inside its garage for all of its buses.

Twelve of their buses have to be stored outside.

If they decide to increase their garage space by 40% they will have enough room for all of their current buses, plus enough room to store another twelve in the future.

How many buses does the company currently own?

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Puzzle 3 


Which word is the odd one out:
ceelry caorrt caabbeg caefilloruw caehikort

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Puzzle 4 


Can you find every occurrence of the word MAY that appears in this grid (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally)?

The hint will reveal the number of times it occurs, but where are they?



Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the letters cannot be selected.

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