Puzzle 89
Which letter completes this sequence:
T · A · O · T · B · I · E · S · O · T · R · H · N · E · O · Q · T · U · T · E · O · S · B · T · E · I · T · O · H · ?
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Hint
Look for the question.
Answer
N.
Reasoning
Starting with the first letter and taking every other letter gives: TO BE OR NOT TO BE TH
Starting with the second letter and taking every other letter gives: AT IS THE QUESTIO
Combining gives: TO BE OR NOT TO BE THAT IS THE QUESTIO, and the last letter of QUESTION is missing.
Puzzle 90
If you turn a right handed glove inside out …
… which hand will it now fit?
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Perhaps think about the thumb?
Answer
It will now fit the left hand.
Puzzle 91
If cat and a half can catch a mouse and a half in a day and a half how many mice can 3 cats catch in 3 days?
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How many mice does one cat catch?
Answer
Six mice.
1.5 cats catch 1.5 mice in 1.5 days.
so
1 cat catches 1 mouse in 1.5 days.
1 cat catches 2 mice in 3 days.
Therefore
3 cats catch 6 mice in 3 days.
