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The first letters of the words are: T, C, C, G, T, B, S, B, D, G.

Answers
----rem = theorem ----oct = concoct ----pso = calypso ----dma = grandma ----edo = torpedo ----rre = bizarre ----sfy = satisfy ----ott = boycott ----hma = drachma ----dpa = grandpa

Workings

Hint
Remember that Time = Distance ÷ Speed, and try setting the track length to be a random length.

Answer
119mph.

Reasoning
It doesn't matter how long a lap is, so let's set the track length to be a random number, say 5 miles.

Using:
   Time = Distance ÷ Speed

The first two laps took:
   ¹⁰/₁₀₀ hours

The second two laps took:
   ¹⁰/₁₀₂ hours

The next two laps took:
   ¹⁰/₁₄₀ hours

The final two laps took:
   ¹⁰/₁₅₀ hours

Therefore, the total time for the 8 laps was:
   ¹⁰/₁₀₀ + ¹⁰/₁₀₂ + ¹⁰/₁₄₀ + ¹⁰/₁₅₀ hours
   = ¹/₁₀ + ⁵/₅₁ + ¹/₁₄ + ¹/₁₅ hours

Looking at the denominators:
   10 = 2 x 5
   51 = 3 x 17
   14 = 2 x 7
   15 = 3 x 5

The lowest common multiple (LCM) of these numbers is 2 x 3 x 5 x 7 x 17 = 3570.

   = ³⁵⁷/₃₅₇₀ + ³⁵⁰/₃₅₇₀ + ²⁵⁵/₃₅₇₀ + ²³⁸/₃₅₇₀ hours
   = ¹²⁰⁰/₃₅₇₀ hours
   = ¹²⁰/₃₅₇ hours
   = ⁴⁰/₁₁₉ hours

The 8 laps were 40 miles, and using Speed = Distance ÷ Time:
   average speed = 40 ÷ (⁴⁰/₁₁₉)
   average speed = 40 x (¹¹⁹/₄₀)
                 = 119 mph

Workings

Hint
The answer is not 31.

Answer
The largest sum that can be made is 34.

Workings

Hint
The words are all colours.

Answer
Orange, green, turquoise, scarlet.