Puzzle 305
Richard, Kevin, and James like coffee …
… Andrew, Anne, and John don't.
Does Simon like coffee?
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Hint
Look at the number of letters in each name.
Answer
Yes.
Because there is an odd number of letters in the name.
Puzzle 306
What comes next in this sequence:
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Reasoning
Each letter appears as many times as there are straight lines in that letter.
The letter H has three straight lines, so three H's are shown.
Puzzle 307
What letter comes next in this sequence:
E O E R E ?
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Hint
This is a very common sequence.
Answer
X.
The last letters of the words one, two, three, four, five, six.
Puzzle 308
What number comes next in this sequence:
986888
724864
143224
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Hint
The answer involves multiplication (for example, 9 x 8 = 72).
Answer
468.
Reasoning
If we split each line in the following way:
98 68 88
72 48 64
14 32 24
Each new line is generated by multiplying the digits two at a time and writing the result below.
For example, 9 x 8 = 72, so 72 appears directly below 98.
And 7 x 2 = 14, so 14 appears directly below 72.
Double-Checking
9 x 8 = 72 and 7 x 2 = 14.
6 x 8 = 48 and 4 x 8 = 32.
8 x 8 = 64 and 6 x 4 = 24.