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Puzzle 5 


At the local sweet shop, three particularly nice sweets are on special offer.

A Nobbler is over three times the price of a Sparkle.
Six Sparkles are worth more than a Wibbler.
A Nobbler, plus two Sparkles costs less than a Wibbler.
A Sparkle, a Wibbler and a Nobbler together cost 40p.
Can you determine the price of each type of sweet?

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Puzzle 6 


Frankie the Squirrel can find one acorn in 15 minutes and Glenn the Squirrel can find one acorn in 12 minutes. As autumn approaches, they both work all day and all night.

However, Alex the Squirrel is eating their collection! It takes Alex 20 minutes to eat an acorn, and Alex eats all day and all night long (and starts on yesterday's acorns).

How many extra acorns will there be at the end of a 24-hour day?

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Puzzle 7 


Which circle, square, and triangle, have the closest area to the blue doughnut shape?

The drawings are to scale, so you might be able to judge by eye, or you can work out the actual areas.

Doughnut (40 minus 20), Circles (31, 35, 39), Squares (31, 35, 39), Triangles (39, 43, 47)

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Puzzle 8 


Last week I spent half of my money on a new jacket, and then I spent half of that amount on some new trousers.

I was left with £32.94. How much did I spend?

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