Brain Buster #26
If
4 oranges and 6 apples cost $1.30, and 6 oranges and 4 apples cost $1.20, how
many oranges can you buy for $1.00?
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Brain Buster #27
Stopping
along the trail to rest, Judy saw that one-third of the rest of the group from
the Girl Scouts was behind her and three-fourths were ahead. Not counting
Judy, what was the total number in her group?
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#28
Eliminate
1 of the 14 letters listed below and make one 13 letter word. ( the 14th letter
is only there to make the puzzle harder ).
A D D E E I I I L M R T W Z
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Brain Buster #29
Fill in the blanks below to complete three words that
contain the letters OCT.
O C _ _ _ T ( supernatural )
O _ _ _ _ _ C T ( hinder )
O _ _ _ _ C _ T _ ( confuse )
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Brain Buster #30
Sue is now four-fifths of her sister Kate's age. Three
years ago, she was one-half her sister's age. Five years from now, Sue
will be nine-tenths of Kate's age. If they are both under age 10, how old
are they now?
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Brain Buster #31
Can
you complete the word below by filling in the missing letters?
_ P _ _ E _ I O
_ O _ _
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Brain Buster #32
The
names of 2 US cities are hidden in the sentence below. Can you find
them? The letters are in consecutive order.
There was a scandal, lasting for months, about Roy and his politics.
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Brain Buster #33
You
show up for Monday's class and find that it's been postponed. It will be
held three days after the day before the day after tomorrow. What day
should you show up?
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Brain Buster #34
In
a contest to guess the number of balloons in a bunch, Alice guessed 31, Betty
guessed 29, Carol guessed 23, Denise guessed 25, and Edith guessed 27. Two
were wrong by 2, and two were wrong by 4. The other was correct. How
many balloons were there and who guessed right?
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Brain Buster #35
What
3 words, formed from different arrangements of the same 6 letters, will complete
the sentence below?
"This park is not open to the public," the
______________ ______________ the trespasser, "so you'll be liable to
a fine if you continue to _______________ around here."
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Brain Buster #36
What
3-digit number (including a decimal point) will give you the same answer whether
you subtract 5 or divide by 5?
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Brain Buster #37
There
are 6 letter words in the English language that do not contain the letters A, E,
I, O, or U. Can you name any of them?
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Brain Buster #38
The
combined ages of Peggy and her mother total 26. Peggy's mother is exactly
25 years older than Peggy. How old is Peggy?
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Brain Buster #39
The
word REIS has three useful anagrams. Can you find all three?
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Brain Buster #40
At
my favorite fruit stand in Puzzleland, an orange costs 18¢, a pineapple costs
27¢, and a grape costs 15¢. Using the same logic, can you tell how much
a mango would cost?
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Brain Buster #41
Which
is more, the number of seconds in 100 hours or the number of inches in 100
yards?
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Brain Buster #42
What 2 numbers will give you an answer of 36 when the smaller is subtracted
from the larger and an answer of 1,440 when one is multiplied by the other?
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Brain Buster #43
Add a "J" to each group of 4 letters, then rearrange the 5 letters
in each group to form a 5 letter word.
CETE
WADE
INTO
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Brain Buster #44
If
6 puzzle solvers can solve 12 puzzles in 12 minutes, how long should it take a
single puzzle solver to solve 60 puzzles?
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Brain Buster
#45
If OLLIE amounts to 31,770 and ELSIE is worth just 197 less, what value
should you place on LESLIE?
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Brain Buster #46
What
number is two-thirds of one-half of one fourth of 240?
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Brain Buster
#47
This
is a palindrome puzzle. Solve the following: Another description of
devaluing Italian money.
_ _ _
_ _ E _ _ _
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Brain Buster #48
Which
letter of the word "mint" can be added to the word "plague"
to form a common seven-letter word when the letters are rearranged?
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Brain Buster #49
The red light changes and a line of cars passes you in the other lane.
There are 3 cars in front of a car, 3 cars behind a car, and 2 cars behind 2
cars. How many cars have passed you?
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Brain Buster #50
Detective Hobbs is on the trail of the guilty party who has perpetrated some
atrocious puns. "Intent to deceive" is the charge, and he is now
interrogating 3 suspects. George says, "I'm innocent---Jane is
too." Jane says, "Sally did it, and George is
innocent." Sally says, "I'm innocent and Jane did
it." The guilty one lied, and the innocent both told the truth.
Who is the perpetrator?
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