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Brain Teasers - dudette - 02-03-2005

Tiger, of course :p


Brain Teasers - dudette - 08-03-2005

Do you have any more for us, Jangar? Big Grin


Brain Teasers - Jangar - 08-03-2005

dudette Wrote:Do you have any more for us, Jangar? Big Grin

But of course Big Grin

BTW Tiger is correct :thumbs:

What two words, formed from different arrangements of the same seven letters, can be used to complete the sentence below?

Unfortunately, we soon learned that “_________” is the _________ term for a stony beach.



Brain Teasers - dudette - 08-03-2005

Shingle - English ? Smile


Brain Teasers - Jangar - 08-03-2005

dudette Wrote:Shingle - English ? Smile

:thumbs:

Jim is three times as old as Jane was two years ago. In 10 years, Jane will be as old as Jim is now. How old are they now? (Hint: Jane is not yet a teenager.)


Brain Teasers - dudette - 08-03-2005

Jane is 8 and Jim is 18 Smile


Brain Teasers - Jangar - 08-03-2005

dudette Wrote:Jane is 8 and Jim is 18 Smile

:thumbs:

How did you work that out ? I think my high school maths is very very rusty Sad

ALPHABET SOUP

How many common English words can you make from the letters below, using all five letters once in each word?


T S I E D

(050203)


Brain Teasers - dudette - 08-03-2005

For once my high school algebra didn't let me down Smile

Jim = 3(Jane-2)
and Jim = Jane + 10

so 3xJane -6 = Jane + 10
2xJane = 16
so Jane = 8







I can see 3 so far ...

Diets (of course Wink )
Tides
Edits


Brain Teasers - Jangar - 08-03-2005

dudette Wrote:For once my high school algebra didn't let me down Smile

Jim = 3(Jane-2)
and Jim = Jane + 10

so 3xJane -6 = Jane + 10
2xJane = 16
so Jane = 8


I can see 3 so far ...

Diets (of course Wink )
Tides
Edits

So that's what I did wrong... I started dividing... :duh:

Is Sited a word ?


Brain Teasers - dudette - 09-03-2005

Yes it is ... I cheated and looked the rest up ... wish me to share them?