Puzzle 537
Which three letters come next in this sequence:
pes gua luj nuj yam rpa {?}
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Puzzle 538
The other day I was sitting in my local tavern, The Spyglass, which overlooks the sea, when in sailed my old friend the pirate Captain Conan Drum. "Well, shiver me barnacles!" he roared on seeing me. He too is a bit of a puzzle addict and so, after joining me for a glass of milk and telling me about his latest exploits on the high seas, he couldn't resist showing me his latest conundrum.
He reached into one of his jacket pockets and produced seven gleaming £5 coins, which he then proceeded to arrange on the table in front of me exactly as shown below. "Now, me lad." he said, with a mischievous look in his eyes. "I'll wager you'll not be able to solve this one. Take away two coins from this here arrangement to leave five coins across and three coins going down."
It was clear the wily old sea dog still had one or two tricks up his sleeve, as I couldn't for the life of me see how it could be done. Can you see through his skulduggery and solve it?
Puzzle Copyright © Lloyd King
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Puzzle 539
After a recent marathon, the following was noted.
Alex finished after Frankie.
Drew finished after Hayden.
Frankie finished after Billie.
Hayden finished before Alex.
Billie finished after Hayden.
Billie finished before Alex.
Frankie finished before Drew.
Alex finished before Drew.
Who finished where?
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Puzzle 540
If a farmer buys chicken feed for 57c per tonne, pig feed for $1.52 per tonne and cattle feed for 43c per tonne. The feed can only be purchased by the tonne, and part tonnes aren't sold.
How much of each would he have if they had 100 tonnes for $100?
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