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| 1. | Place a word that means 'A QUARREL' after a word that means 'UNELABORATE' to give a nine-letter word used in a court of law. |
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Plaintiff | |
| 2. | A car has travelled 240 miles at 60 mph. It began its journey with a full tank of 12 gallons, but the tank has been leaking throughout the journey and is now empty. The car ran at 40 miles per gallon. How many gallons of fuel does it leak per hour? |
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1½ | |
| 3. | If A+B=76 and A−B=38, what is A÷B? |
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3 (B=19, A=57, 57/19=3) | |
| 4. | Bus timetable: What time does the bus to Songkhla depart? Krabi - 11:18 Lampang - 12:01 Phuket - 16:08 Rayong - 18:01 Songkhla - |
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19:15 (The alphabetical value of the first letter gives the hour and the alphabetical value of the second letter gives the minutes.) | |
| 5. | I am a popular drink. Add one letter and I am a blue-green colour. Change one letter and I am a business agreement. Change another letter and I am a small valley. Change one final letter and I am a percussion instrument. What did I start as, and what did I become? |
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Tea, Bell (Tea, teal, deal, dell, bell.) | |
| 6. | What number should replace the question mark below? |
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48.75 ((num1 × num2) + (num1 ÷ num2)) | |
| 7. | Assume you are using a basic calculator and press the numbers in the order shown, replacing each question mark with a mathematical sign. Plus, minus, multiply and divide can each be used once only. In which order should they be used to give 24? 2 ? 8 ? 6 ? 9 ? 3 = 24 |
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− ÷ + × | |
| 8. | How many times does the number 1 appear on an advent calendar with 24 doors? |
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13 | |
| 9. | Solve this puzzle to reveal the answer to the bottom line. |
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60 (Drink=10, Burger=5, Fries=1, (5+1)×10=60) | |
| 10. | What is the sum of the even numbers that are immediately followed by an odd number in the list below? 4 2 5 1 8 2 9 7 4 6 6 9 8 |
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10 (4 2 5 1 8 2 9 7 4 6 6 9 8) | |
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