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Puzzle 569

After a day picking strawberries, I ended up with a full basket, which is always nice.

I ate 5, and then gave Alex half of the remaining.

I ate another 3, and then gave Billie one third of the remaining.

I ate another 6, and then gave Charlie two thirds of the remaining.

I now had 34 strawberries left. How many did I start with?

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Puzzle 570

How many squares, of any size, are on a board divided up into 6 squares by 6 squares?

6 x 6 Grid

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Puzzle 571

Below you will find 9 well-known five-letter words, with only their endings remaining.

Once you have found the words, their initial letters are an anagram of a 9-letter word.

What is the word?
--xic --ien --nre --ppo --pil --loo --day --uip --elf

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Puzzle 572

Which is larger:

ounces in gross pounds seconds in an hour

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