Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Tangram Puzzle #3

Arrange the tans to make the shape below.  Tans cannot overlap.

A Relaxing Cat

To check the solution click the picture below.

Monday, September 30, 2013

What Time Is It?

1.  Assume the time is few minutes past twelve o'clock.  If in 80 minutes it will be twice as many minutes past one o'clock, how many minutes is it past noon?


Easy?  Try this one.

2.  In 54 minutes it will be half as many minutes after one o'clock as it is now, and 96 minutes ago was three times as many minutes past 10 o'clock in the evening.  What time is it now?

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Chocolates And Lollipops

Joshua spent $3.25 on two chocolates and three lollipops. 
 
The cost of one lollipop is $1.00 less than the cost of one chocolate.  What is the cost of one lollipop?

Solution

Monday, September 23, 2013

Sun And Moon Motifs

Which countries have flags with a solid circle on a solid background?
Where are the countries located, and what are their capital cities?
On which flag/s does the circle represent the Sun, and on which the Moon?

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Unusual Word #1

The word has 13 letters.
The 1st letter starts the alphabet;
the 2nd letter sounds like "to be" in the present tense, plural form;
the 3rd letter is the same that starts this word and ends this word;
the 4th letter sounds like sea;
the 5th letter is the eighth letter of the alphabet;
the 6th letter you can find in a minute and a century, but not in a year nor a day;
the 7th letter is hidden in the water formula;
the 8th letter starts the word that means father and mother;
the 9th letter has already been used;
the 10th letter looks like a doughnut;
the 11th letter you will find in "Bumble Bee" and "Lady Bug";
the 12th letter sounds like what you see with in a singular form;
and you already know the 13th letter.

Did you find the word?
Do you know what it means?

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Toothpick Squares

Use eight toothpicks to build a square.
Now, rearrange the same eight toothpicks in such a way that you will get 14 squares.

Monday, September 16, 2013

Roman Numerals Crossword Puzzle#1

Roman Numerals Crossword Puzzle
Write each number as Roman Numeral:

DOWN:
1.   853
3.   888
4.   2,944
5.   114

ACROSS:
2.   1,596
6.   3,471
7.   976
8.   151
9.   68   

Click here to print the crossword puzzle.


What are Roman Numerals?