Puzzle 461
Which word comes next in this sequence:
India · Victor · X-Ray · Lima · Charlie · ?
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Hint
Think of Roman numerals.
Answer
Delta.
Take the Roman numerals in sequence, and convert to the phonetic alphabet.
1 = I = India
5 = V = Victor
10 = X = X-Ray
50 = L = Lima
100 = C = Charlie
500 = D = Delta
Puzzle 462
How many squares, of any size, are on a board divided up into 6 squares by 6 squares?
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How many 1 x 1 squares are there?
Answer
91 squares.
Reasoning
Squares of size:
1 x 1 = 36
2 x 2 = 25
3 x 3 = 16
4 x 4 = 9
5 x 5 = 4
6 x 6 = 1
Total = 36 + 25 + 16 + 9 + 4 + 1 = 91.
Puzzle 463
What number comes next in this sequence:
3 · 3 · 5 · 4 · 4 · 3 · 5 · ?
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This is a very common sequence.
Answer
5.
The numbers represent the number of letters of the words ONE, TWO, THREE, etc. Therefore the answer is the number of letters in the word EIGHT.
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