| SOLUTIONS
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| MONDAY |
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There
are 10 birds and 20 animals. The problem may be expressed in
equation form as follows, letting A represent animals and B
represent birds:
A
+ B = 30
4A
+ 2B = 100
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| TUESDAY |
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RIGHT
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| Three |
The
fugitive leapt up and shouted, "Fire, fire." Pandemonium
broke out and the audience all rushed for the exits. He easily
escaped in the confusion. |
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| WEDNESDAY |
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LEFT
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I
am 40 and John is 30.
To
solve this use simple algebraic equations.
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| THURSDAY |
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RIGHT
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| The
initial displacement of the boat is a volume of water whose
weight is that of the boat (including the iron). By throwing
the iron overboard the displacement of the boat is decreased
by a volume of water whose weight is that of the iron. The iron
at the bottom of the lake will occupy a smaller volume and hence
the level of the lake will fall. |
He
had sweetened the original cup of coffee with sugar. He therefore
knew when he tasted the coffee that it was the same cup. |
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FRIDAY
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| By
building the house at the North Pole. |
2
1 9 7 8
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8 7 9 1 2 |
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SATURDAY
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| PUZZLE |
RIDDLE |
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The
setup did not insist on the use of all four knives. The first
step to solution was to go beyond the obvious and use only
three of the four knives.
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Counterfeit
Money |
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J.L. Read, 1997. All Rights Reserved
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