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Puzzle 53 


The legendary BrainBashers calendar had a recent bug. Here is a listing showing the number of days in each month:
January    107
February   68
March      135
April      15
May        133
June       104
July       104
August     16
September  ?

How many days did it show for September?

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Puzzle 54 


What word is the same backwards and upside down?

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Puzzle 55 


Triathlon - Round 1 - Logic Puzzles

During the latest round of the BrainBashers school triathlon the final results were mislaid, however, this is what we do know.

Hayden was fourth.
Alex was not the oldest but was older than Drew, who was not second.
The child who was next in age to the youngest, finished second.
The child who finished in third place was older than the child who finished first.
Billie was younger than the child who finished in third place.
Can you determine who finished where and place the children in order of age?

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Puzzle 56 


What are the next five letters in this sequence:
HDSOAW
HDHAGF
ATKHAATKM

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