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Puzzle 5 


At a recent BrainBashers party, I noted the ages of the children who attended.

Billie was 3, James and Keith were 4, Frankie and Rebecca were 5.

How old was Lara?

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Puzzle 6 


Can you find a 5-digit number that has no zeros, and no repeated digits, where:

The first digit is a prime number.
The second digit is the fifth digit minus the first digit.
The third digit is twice the first digit.
The fourth digit is the third digit plus three.
The fifth digit is the difference (larger − smaller) between the first digit and the fourth digit.
Don't forget that 1 isn't prime, as the prime numbers start with 2, 3, 5, …

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Puzzle 7 


Can you find common anagrams of each of the words below?

Each of the words has more than one anagram, but the initial letters of the correct anagrams form another anagram related to the word QUESTION.

bruise warned please listen veined trance

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Puzzle 8 


Can you find the number that best completes this puzzle?

Three triangles, arranged around a central question mark.

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