Puzzle 1
What 5-letter word can be added to the end of these words to make new words:
green out light bird boat club cook
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Hint
The word begins with the letter H.
Answer
House.
To give: greenhouse, outhouse, lighthouse, birdhouse, boathouse, clubhouse, cookhouse.
Puzzle 2
Can you find a word starting with BR …
… that with the addition of the letter E becomes another word that sounds the same as the first?
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Hint
There are at least two different answers.
Answer
BRAKING becomes BREAKING
or
BROWS becomes BROWSE
Puzzle 3
Which is larger:
ounces in gross pounds
seconds in an hour
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Hint
There are 16 ounces in a pound, and 144 in a gross.
Answer
Seconds in an hour.
Reasoning
There are 16 x 144 = 2,304 ounces in gross pounds.
There are 60 x 60 = 3,600 seconds in an hour.
