Answer to brain teaser #11
Mable gave up candy and started boxing to lose 20 pounds.
Bob gave up ice cream and took karate to lose 13 pounds.
Mike gave up pizza and started using the treadmill to lose 27 pounds.
April gave up potato chips and started walking to lose 34 pounds.
Sarah gave up chocolate and started doing yoga to lose 24 pounds.
Brain teaser #12
Two men working at a construction site were up for a challenge, and they were pretty mad at each other. Finally, at lunch break, they confronted one another. One man, obviously stronger, said "See that wheelbarrow? I'm willin' to bet $100 (that's all I have in my wallet here) that you can't wheel something to that cone and back that I can't do twice as far. Do you have a bet?"
The other man, too dignified to decline, shook his hand, but he had a plan formulating. He looked at the objects lying around: a pile of 400 bricks, a steel beam, the 10 men that had gathered around to watch, his pickup truck, a stack of ten bags of concrete mix, and then he finalized his plan.
"All right," he said, and revealed his object.
That night, the strong man went home thoroughly teased and $100 poorer. What did the other man choose?
Friday, April 27, 2007
Sunday, April 15, 2007
answer to Brain teaser #10, brain Teaser #11
Answer to brain teaser #10
Kash simply moved the matchstick on the bottom left hand side to leave the number 9. The number 9 is a 'square' - it's 3 squared!
Note: this is a logic grid puzzle, to think back to when I explained about logic grids. In case you forgot, that is my third post (dated Sunday, February 18, 2007). All the information is in the
Brain teaser #11
Springtime is upon us, and that means that swimsuit weather is coming up quickly! April and four of her friends have all decided to go on a diet to see if they can lose a few unwanted pounds before they have to start trying on swimsuits. Each of the five friends has decided to give up their favorite snack food and to start exercising in order to lose weight. Each person wants to lose a different amount of weight. From the clues given, you will have to figure out how many pounds each person wants to lose, the snack food they are giving up, and the type of exercise they are adding in.
Friends: Mable, Bob, Mike, April, and Sarah
Snacks: Chocolate, Potato Chips, Ice Cream, Candy, and Pizza
Number of Pounds to Lose: 13, 20, 24, 27, and 34
Exercise: Treadmill, Yoga, Karate, Walking, and Boxing
1. Sarah is trying to lose more pounds than the one who has given up candy, but fewer pounds then the one who has begun using the treadmill.
2. Mable is trying to lose exactly 14 pounds fewer than the person walking.
3. Bob (who is not the one taking Yoga) has stopped eating his afternoon bowl of ice cream. Bob is trying to lose exactly 7 pounds fewer than the boxer.
4. Mike is trying to lose exactly 7 pounds fewer than the one who has given up Potato Chips.
5. The woman who has given up chocolate isn't the one trying to lose 27 pounds.
6. April knows that potato chips are a small sacrifice to make as she is trying to get into a bikini.
7. The woman boxer has decided to give up candy to reach her goal.
Kash simply moved the matchstick on the bottom left hand side to leave the number 9. The number 9 is a 'square' - it's 3 squared!
Note: this is a logic grid puzzle, to think back to when I explained about logic grids. In case you forgot, that is my third post (dated Sunday, February 18, 2007). All the information is in the
Brain teaser #11
Springtime is upon us, and that means that swimsuit weather is coming up quickly! April and four of her friends have all decided to go on a diet to see if they can lose a few unwanted pounds before they have to start trying on swimsuits. Each of the five friends has decided to give up their favorite snack food and to start exercising in order to lose weight. Each person wants to lose a different amount of weight. From the clues given, you will have to figure out how many pounds each person wants to lose, the snack food they are giving up, and the type of exercise they are adding in.
Friends: Mable, Bob, Mike, April, and Sarah
Snacks: Chocolate, Potato Chips, Ice Cream, Candy, and Pizza
Number of Pounds to Lose: 13, 20, 24, 27, and 34
Exercise: Treadmill, Yoga, Karate, Walking, and Boxing
1. Sarah is trying to lose more pounds than the one who has given up candy, but fewer pounds then the one who has begun using the treadmill.
2. Mable is trying to lose exactly 14 pounds fewer than the person walking.
3. Bob (who is not the one taking Yoga) has stopped eating his afternoon bowl of ice cream. Bob is trying to lose exactly 7 pounds fewer than the boxer.
4. Mike is trying to lose exactly 7 pounds fewer than the one who has given up Potato Chips.
5. The woman who has given up chocolate isn't the one trying to lose 27 pounds.
6. April knows that potato chips are a small sacrifice to make as she is trying to get into a bikini.
7. The woman boxer has decided to give up candy to reach her goal.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Answer to brain teaser #9, brain teaser #10
Answer to brain teaser #9
1) armadillo (arm-a-deal-o)
2) federal (fed-her-roll)
3) perspire (per-spy-ear)
4) silicone (seal-a-cone)
5) apparent (up-pair-rent)
6) concentration (con-sin-tray-shun)
brain teaser #10
Kashakomin (a.k.a Kash) was jogging in the park, as he did every morning. The morning had been quite uneventful. That was, until he ran past a man sitting on a bench.
On hearing Kash's footsteps, the man looked up. "How would you like to win a little money?" asked the man.
"What do you mean?" asked Kash.
"Just come over here," said the man.
Now, Kash, never liking to turn down an opportunity to win some more 'kash', walked over to the bench.
The man placed seven matchsticks on the bench to form an 8.
"Now, if you can move just one match, can you leave just one square? There can be no leftover lines."
"What? That's ridiculous," said Kash.
But after working on the puzzle for half an hour, Kash finally got the answer, and managed to win
1) armadillo (arm-a-deal-o)
2) federal (fed-her-roll)
3) perspire (per-spy-ear)
4) silicone (seal-a-cone)
5) apparent (up-pair-rent)
6) concentration (con-sin-tray-shun)
brain teaser #10
Kashakomin (a.k.a Kash) was jogging in the park, as he did every morning. The morning had been quite uneventful. That was, until he ran past a man sitting on a bench.
On hearing Kash's footsteps, the man looked up. "How would you like to win a little money?" asked the man.
"What do you mean?" asked Kash.
"Just come over here," said the man.
Now, Kash, never liking to turn down an opportunity to win some more 'kash', walked over to the bench.
The man placed seven matchsticks on the bench to form an 8.
"Now, if you can move just one match, can you leave just one square? There can be no leftover lines."
"What? That's ridiculous," said Kash.
But after working on the puzzle for half an hour, Kash finally got the answer, and managed to win
Friday, April 6, 2007
Anser to brain teaser #7, brain teaser #8
Answer to brain teaser #7
This teaser was written in the style of old "pulp" detective novels with a forensics twist.
The janitor cleaned every case in the museum daily, so his prints had reason to be there.
After finding the red fiber and the red smear, Horowitz knew Erika was one of the culprits. She was the only one wearing shiny red clothing, which she has been wearing since the robbery. When she leaned down to place the note in the base of the statue, a thread from her sleeve stuck in the crack. She also didn't think about leaving a red lipstick smear on the duct tape when she ripped a piece off with her teeth after she restrained the guard. However, Erika had to have an accomplice, the guard. The chair he was in was fifty feet away from the glass, yet there was glass on the inside of his collar. This means that he was free and near the glass when it was smashed. He was also much too tall for a five foot tall woman to hit on the head; he had sat in the chair while she secured him with the duct tape.
For the meaning of the note take the first letter of each word and put them in a row. They spell RED HERRING, which was a popular term in detective novels meaning a fake clue to lead you off the trail.
"It was Erika, and the guard." said Horowitz. "But why, Erika? Why come to my office and ask for my help, if you knew I'd catch you?"
"Alright, I admit it, it was me, and I am in love with a security guard," cried Erika. "If I could sell the art my beloved and I would be able to run away together and be happy. I came to your office Mr. Horowitz, because Daddy was about to hire a good Private Eye. I looked for a Private Eye who had no other business. I thought if I found an incompetent one I could cover my crime. I'm sorry Daddy!" Erika began to sob.
Sam Horowitz stood there watching her torn between feeling insulted and waiting for a moment to ask about his fee. Insult or no, steak and lobster sounded good tonight.
That’s all I have to say about brain teasers in general. Stay tuned though… we’ll bring you a new brain teaser every week.
Brain teaser #8
Which phrase from group B belongs with the words in group A?
Group A
Lonely
Patent
Canines
Freighter
Artwork
Group B
Local Election
News Event
Tax Return
Brainy Teaser
Play Date
This teaser was written in the style of old "pulp" detective novels with a forensics twist.
The janitor cleaned every case in the museum daily, so his prints had reason to be there.
After finding the red fiber and the red smear, Horowitz knew Erika was one of the culprits. She was the only one wearing shiny red clothing, which she has been wearing since the robbery. When she leaned down to place the note in the base of the statue, a thread from her sleeve stuck in the crack. She also didn't think about leaving a red lipstick smear on the duct tape when she ripped a piece off with her teeth after she restrained the guard. However, Erika had to have an accomplice, the guard. The chair he was in was fifty feet away from the glass, yet there was glass on the inside of his collar. This means that he was free and near the glass when it was smashed. He was also much too tall for a five foot tall woman to hit on the head; he had sat in the chair while she secured him with the duct tape.
For the meaning of the note take the first letter of each word and put them in a row. They spell RED HERRING, which was a popular term in detective novels meaning a fake clue to lead you off the trail.
"It was Erika, and the guard." said Horowitz. "But why, Erika? Why come to my office and ask for my help, if you knew I'd catch you?"
"Alright, I admit it, it was me, and I am in love with a security guard," cried Erika. "If I could sell the art my beloved and I would be able to run away together and be happy. I came to your office Mr. Horowitz, because Daddy was about to hire a good Private Eye. I looked for a Private Eye who had no other business. I thought if I found an incompetent one I could cover my crime. I'm sorry Daddy!" Erika began to sob.
Sam Horowitz stood there watching her torn between feeling insulted and waiting for a moment to ask about his fee. Insult or no, steak and lobster sounded good tonight.
That’s all I have to say about brain teasers in general. Stay tuned though… we’ll bring you a new brain teaser every week.
Brain teaser #8
Which phrase from group B belongs with the words in group A?
Group A
Lonely
Patent
Canines
Freighter
Artwork
Group B
Local Election
News Event
Tax Return
Brainy Teaser
Play Date
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