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   The following puzzles were created by Mr. Terry Stickels, a renown syndicated puzzle writer ( USA WEEKEND magazine and King Features Syndicate ) who has written 35 puzzle books.  They are published here with his permission.  Please visit his site and take a look at his wonderful puzzle books, they are located HERE. 

 

1.     What comes next in this sequence?

        31   41   59   26   53   58   9?
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2.     382      13      661
        429      15      780
        551      11      821
        158      14      716
        933       ?       258

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3.     I have some rare coins.  Each coin either has a value of 12
       silver pieces or 7 gold pieces.  40 of my coins are going to be
       exchanged for silver and gold coins.  I just found out that
       there are only 119 gold coins left.  How many silver coins
       should I expect to receive with those 119 gold coins?

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4.    There are 100 people applying for a job that requires both a
       science and business background.  12 have no experience in
       either field.  64 have a science background and 80 of the
       applicants have a business background.  How many of the
       applicants have a background in science and business?

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5.    What number comes next in this sequence?

       20   26   21   28   24   32   29   38   36   ?

       A) 30    B) 42   C) 46   D) 49

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6.    Suppose all the counting numbers were arranged in rows and
       columns as shown below:

        A      B     C     D      E      F
        1      2      3     4      5      6
        7      8      9    10     11    12
       13    14    15    16     17    18
       19    20    21    22     23    24
       25    26    __    __     __    __

       Under what letter will the number 2000 appear?

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7.   A special group of engineers from the Army has been selected
      to work on a new project.  There are 120 lieutenants, 53
      captains, and 37 majors and a group of colonels that
      comprises 3/10 of the total group.  How many engineers in
      total are working on this project?

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8.    The product of two numbers is 161.  The difference between
       the two is 16.  What are the two numbers?

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9.    What is the probability of drawing three clubs in a row from a
       normal deck of 52 cards?  The cards are not returned to the
       deck once they've been chosen.

       A) a little more than 1%      B) 1 out of 4      C) 1 out of 10 
       D) 1 out of 13

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10.   A baseball team is getting ready to ship some gear to the
       spring training site.  To start, the equipment manager is
       making sure each player has four different practice jerseys,
       three different pairs of pants, three different pairs of socks
       and two warm-up jackets.

       How many different combinations does that potentially
       provide for each player if 1 jersey, 1 pair of pants, 1 pair of
       socks and 1 warm-up jacket must be worn each day?

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11.    What number comes next in this sequence?

        15   7   22   29   51   80   ?

        A) 100    B) 121   C) 131   D) -3

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12.    When I open my new math book, the product of the two
        numbered pages facing me is 2,756.  What are the two page
        numbers?

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13.    Using four 4's and any math symbols and operations, can you
         devise an equation whose answer is 39?

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14.    Find three consecutive, positive whole numbers such that the
        sum of the first and third numbers is 1,136.

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15.    Counting by threes, and starting with 1, results in the
        sequence 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, ....What is the 374th number in
        this sequence?

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16.    A survey of 50 kids showed that 25 liked basketball, 20 liked
        baseball and 12 liked both sports.  How many kids didn't like
        either sport?

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17.    Using four 4's and any math symbols and operations, can you
        devise an equation whose answer is 23?

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18.    I'm thinking of a fraction where 5/9 is 7/8 of that fraction.
        What is it?

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19.    At a recent gathering of friends, there were nine more women
        than men.  If the ratio of women to men was 5 to 2, how many
        men and women were at the party?

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20.    Which one of the numbers below would you eventually expect
         to see, if the sequence continued in this pattern?

         606, 612, 618, 624, 630, 636, ...

         A) 10,367     B)  75,282     C) 4,862     D) 1,000,003

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21.    A number can be divided into 56 and 82 and have the same
        remainder.  What is the lowest positive two-digit number that
        makes this true?

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22.    What is the probability of tossing a coin three times and the
        outcome being one head and two tails (in any order)?

        A) 1/2     B) 1/4     C) 3/8     D) 5/8     E) 3/4

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23.    What number comes next?  Hint:  Think of both letters and
        numbers.

        1, 4, 3, 11, 15, 13, 17, ?

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24.    What number comes next in this "prime time" sequence
        puzzle?

        8     12     20     28     44     52     68     76     ?

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25.    A bucket filled with water weighs 25lbs.  When one-half of the
        water is poured out, the bucket and remaining water weigh
        13.5 lbs.  How much does the bucket weigh?

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