Puzzle 189
What letter comes next in this sequence:
X · L · C · D · ?
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Answer
M.
Reasoning
1,000 in Roman numerals.
X = 10
L = 50
C = 100
D = 500
M = 1,000
Puzzle 190
Each of the following sets of letters can be made into a real word by adding three letters to the beginning, and the same three letters in the same order to the end.
ertainm
iscove
row
ioxid
rocos
For example:
iperspir
??? + iperspir + ???
ant + iperspir + ant
antiperspirant
Puzzle Copyright © Elliott Line This puzzle appeared in Mensa's EnigmaSig (203.08) and is used with permission.
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The first letters of the words are: E, R, I, A, M.
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ent + ertainm + ent = entertainment
red + iscove + red = rediscovered
ing + row + ing = ingrowing
ant + ioxid + ant = antioxidant
mic + rocos + mic = microcosmic
Puzzle 191
What number comes next in this sequence:
42 · 1412 · 11141112 · 31143112 · 132114132112 · ?
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone
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Say each number, one digit at a time.
Answer
11131221141113122112.
Reasoning
Each term describes the previous term.
For example, 42 = one four, one two = 1412.
And, 1412 = one one, one four, one one, one two = 11141112.
Puzzle 192
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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Look at the vowels (AEIOU).
Answer
2.
Consonants are worth 2 and vowels (AEIOU) are worth − 1.
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