Puzzle 685
Can you find the country hidden in the following sentence:
I really fear lions and tigers, but the animal I fear most though is the mouse.
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone
workings
hint
answer
print
www.brainbashers.com
/puzzle/zgna
share
Hint
The country spans more than one word.
Answer
Mali.
I really fear lions and tigers, but the aniMAL I fear most though is the mouse.
Puzzle 686
What four-letter word can be placed between the two following words to make two new words:
table[----]house
In the following example, the word 'book' creates the words 'cookbook' and 'bookcase'.
cook[book]case
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone
workings
hint
answer
print
www.brainbashers.com
/puzzle/zmfo
share
Hint
The word starts with the letter W.
Answer
Ware.
To give tableware and warehouse.
Puzzle 687
What number comes next in this sequence:
302 · 202 · 102 · 002 · 991 · ?
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone
workings
hint
answer
print
www.brainbashers.com
/puzzle/ziei
share
Hint
Try reversing the numbers.
Answer
891.
If we reverse each of the numbers we get:
203 · 202 · 201 · 200 · 199 · ?
Which is counting down from 203, and the next number is 198, which is 891 when reversed.
Puzzle 688
In my money box, I found $36.80 made up of equal numbers of quarters, dimes, and nickels.
How many of each coin did I find?
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone
workings
hint
answer
print
www.brainbashers.com
/puzzle/zryo
share
Hint
Remember that a quarter is 25c, a dime is 10c and a nickel is 5c.
Answer
92 of each coin.
Reasoning
There are an equal number of quarters, dimes and nickels, so we know that the answer must be a multiple of:
25c + 10c + 5c = 40c
and:
3680c ÷ 40c = 92 coins.
