Puzzle 805
If tomorrow's yesterday is today…
…what day is yesterday's tomorrow?
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Hint
Tomorrow's yesterday is always today.
Answer
Today.
Reasoning
Tomorrow's yesterday is always today.
And yesterday's tomorrow is also always today.
Puzzle 806
Can you find every occurrence of the word APPLES that appears in this grid (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally)?
The hint will reveal the number of times it occurs, but where are they?
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the letters cannot be selected.
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Hint
The word APPLES appears 34 times.
Answer
The word APPLES appears 34 times.
Puzzle 807
Can you find every occurrence of the word JULY that appears in this grid (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally)?
The hint will reveal the number of times it occurs, but where are they?
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the letters cannot be selected.
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The word JULY appears 64 times.
Answer
The word JULY appears 64 times.
Puzzle 808
Using a tap, a container of 9 litres and a container of 4 litres …
… can you measure 6 litres?
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Hint
Fill the 9-litre container first.
Answer
Here are the contents of the containers after each stage:
A = 9 litres, B = 4 litres
A B
9 0 fill A
5 4 fill B from A (leaving 5 litres in A)
5 0 empty B
1 4 fill B from A (leaving 1 litre in A)
1 0 empty B
0 1 fill B from A
9 1 fill A
6 4 fill B from A (only 3 more litres fit in B)
6 0 empty B
This leaves 6 litres in container A.
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