Brain Teasers and Puzzles 

Workings

Hint
Think literally.

Answer
Because there is 1 more coin!

2,024 = 2,023 + 1.

Workings

Hint
Try this with a watch or clock yourself.

Answer
Ten times.

Try this with a watch or clock yourself!

Workings

Hint
How much is each vowel (AEIOU) worth?

Answer
29,000 miles.

Reasoning
Each vowel (AEIOU) is worth 4,000 miles and each consonant is worth 5,000 miles.

Double-Checking
Sydney has 1 vowel (E = 1 x 4,000) and 5 consonants (SYDNY = 5 x 5,000) = 29 thousand miles.

Workings

Hint
This is a simple substitution cipher.

Answer
50.

This puzzle is a simple test to see how easy a ROT13 part encrypted puzzle can be. Every other letter has been converted to ROT13 and the other letters are left as they were. But, you may ask, what is the puzzle? Well, how many words are in this puzzle!

ROT13 replaces each character with the one 13 places away.
A = N, B = O, C = P, D = Q, E = R, F = S, G = T, H = U, I = V, J = W, K = X, L = Y, M = Z, N = A, O = B, P = C, Q = D, R = E, S = F, T = G, U = H, V = I, W = J, X = K, Y = L, Z = M.