Daily Brain Teasers for Sunday, 29 November 2020
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Find number abc
If 7a648 - b6647 = 45cca find number abc. Multiple solutions may exist. Find the right combination
The computer chose a secret code (sequence of 4 digits from 1 to 6). Your goal is to find that code. Black circles indicate the number of hits on the right spot. White circles indicate the number of hits on the wrong spot. Calculate the number 205
NUMBERMANIA: Calculate the number 205 using numbers [6, 9, 1, 5, 19, 156] and basic arithmetic operations (+, -, *, /). Each of the numbers can be used only once. 
Funniest Joke of The Fringe of year 2019 + nine shortlisted
I keep randomly shouting out 'Broccoli' and 'Cauliflower'-I think I might have florets.
Author: Swedish comedian Olaf Falafel.
The Winner of Dave's "Funniest Joke of The Fringe" of year 2019 - award with the niche culinary pun.
Ten jokes made the 2019 shortlist. Here the rest of nine are:
"Someone stole my antidepressants. Whoever they are, I hope they're happy"-Richard Stott
"What's driving Brexit? From here it looks like it's probably the Duke of Edinburgh" - Milton Jones
"A cowboy asked me if I could help him round up 18 cows. I said, 'Yes, of course. - That's 20 cows'" - Jake Lambert
"A thesaurus is great. There's no other word for it" - Ross Smith
"Sleep is my favourite thing in the world. It's the reason I get up in the morning" - Ross Smith
"I accidentally booked myself onto an escapology course; I'm really struggling to get out of it" - Adele Cliff
"After learning six hours of basic semaphore, I was flagging - Richard Pulsford
"To be or not to be a horse rider, that is Equestrian" - Mark Simmons
"I've got an Eton-themed advent calendar, where all the doors are opened for me by my dad's contacts" - Ivo Graham
Photo credit: Alan Powdrill – www.alanpowdrill.com
MAGIC SQUARE: Calculate A-B+C
The aim is to place the some numbers from the list (10, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 30, 32, 34, 79) into the empty squares and squares marked with A, B an C. Sum of each row and column should be equal. All the numbers of the magic square must be different. Find values for A, B, and C. Solution is A-B+C. Dallas Lore SharpDied 29 Nov 1929 at age 58 (born 13 Dec 1870). American professor of English who was among the most popular nature writers of his time. His essays familiarized his readers with the natural world on their doorstep in the local woods and fields. In 1901 he published his first book, Wild Life Near Home. Rather than expansive vistas of the wilderness, Sharp wrote in the small-scale about flora and fauna of the back yard and pasture, such as the pines, persimmon, bees, chipmunks, muskrat and chick-a-dee. He urged people to take an interest in conservation, as in his bookThe Lay of the Land. Some of his books sold over one hundred thousand copies. He wrote many essays for popular magzines such as Atlantic Monthly. He died of a brain tumour with more than 20 books to his credit.« |
Find number abc
If 95b11 - 4a9cc = 4ab45 find number abc. Multiple solutions may exist. What a winning combination?
The computer chose a secret code (sequence of 4 digits from 1 to 6). Your goal is to find that code. Black circles indicate the number of hits on the right spot. White circles indicate the number of hits on the wrong spot. 
Calculate the number 1344
NUMBERMANIA: Calculate the number 1344 using numbers [3, 6, 5, 4, 60, 774] and basic arithmetic operations (+, -, *, /). Each of the numbers can be used only once. Find number abc
If 7babc + 9a2bc = 1cb272 find number abc. Multiple solutions may exist. What a winning combination?
The computer chose a secret code (sequence of 4 digits from 1 to 6). Your goal is to find that code. Black circles indicate the number of hits on the right spot. White circles indicate the number of hits on the wrong spot. Calculate the number 592
NUMBERMANIA: Calculate the number 592 using numbers [1, 7, 8, 4, 21, 435] and basic arithmetic operations (+, -, *, /). Each of the numbers can be used only once. 
