Puzzle 285
What number comes next in this sequence:
42 · 1412 · 11141112 · 31143112 · 132114132112 · ?
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Hint
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 286
Which fruit comes next in this sequence:
banana · pear · kiwi · tomato · ?
Choose from:
peach, lemon, plum, guava
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Look at the second letter in each word.
Answer
Guava.
The second letter of the words are the vowels (AEIOU) in order.
Puzzle 287
Each of these words can have the same letter placed at the beginning and the end to form a new (common) word.
For example, -LIT- becomes ELITE by adding an E at both ends.
What are the new words?
-eve-
-able-
-carve-
-as-
-on-
-ode-
-elude-
-ape-
-ate-
-rod-
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Hint
One of the words starts and ends with T.
Answers
eve = level
able = tablet
carve = scarves
as = ease, hash, sass
on = gong, sons
ode = codec, modem
elude = deluded
ape = lapel
ate = dated, rater
rod = erode
Puzzle 288
Can you add one Z to the following word to form another valid English word:
LEG
You may change the order of the letters.
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Hint
Add 'one Z', literally.
Answer
Lozenge.
Reasoning
'one Z' + LEG = ONE Z LEG = ONEZLEG > LOZENGE.