Brainteasers

Compiled by Julianne Scibetta, Albany College of Pharmacy

Answers to last month's brainteasers:

Marathon Math: 12
Share and Share Alike: If there were 8 bottles and 3 children, each child drank two and two-thirds of a bottle (2 and 2/3). So the boy who had three bottles gave away only 1/3 of a bottle, while the boy with 5 bottles gave away 2 and 1/3 of a bottle. Thus the second boy gave away 7 times as much as the first boy. The boy who had five bottles should receive 7 sweets and the boy with three bottles should receive one treat.
Triple Trick: 3 appears between 1 and 50 all of 15 times.

Once again thanks to the loyal readers who gave their best!
Peggy, Bruce, etc.


October's challenges hopefully offer you new opportunities to fire up those cerebral synapses and warm up those late autumnal nights.

HIDDEN WORDS
Many children delight in the masquerade that is Halloween. Test your sleuthing skills in finding the hidden word in the following sentences. Your category is US Presidents, and the first one is given to you. Hint: Sometimes it helps to read the sentences outloud.

  1. The old style radio is very much out of date. (Tyler - hidden in "sTYLE Radio")
  2. A fishing pier certainly is good to fish from.
  3. His little dog ran to meet him when he got off at the station.
  4. We intend to make the floor at the attic level and straight.
  5. Answer my question with a "yes" or a "no."
  6. These modern dances don't compare with the old timers, like the waltz and polka.
  7. I told you not to open any cartons of that whiskey or that rum and not to remove them.
  8. The fact that he is mad is only natural.
  9. Of course you wear the poncho over your coat.
  10. I expect to get my new car Thursday.
  11. What makes John so nervous?
  12. He spent a dreary life working in the sugar fields.
  13. It's very hard in getting started but after that it's okay.

LisTEN

  1. BASEBALL. Name 7 other games played with a spherical ball. (Note: A football is not a spherical ball.)
  2. HORSESHOE. Name 4 other symbols of good luck.
  3. WALKING UNER A LADDER. Name 5 other things considered unlucky.

CONCENTRATION - Get out a blank piece of paper and a pen!
In the center of a sheet of paper write the word "dollar." If a cent is less than a nickel write "penny" to the left of dollar. If there are exactly twice as many nickels in a dollar as there are quarters in five dollars, don't cross out "dollar" but write "dime" under "penny." Unless there are not exactly as many dimes in a dollar as there are nickels in a quarter, cross out the word "penny" and write "nickel" over dollar.
Now underline the word "dime" only if you have crossed out "dollar." If there are more pennies in a nickel than quarters in a dollar, don't write "quarter" over "nickel" unless a nickel is more than a penny.
Now draw a line under "dollar" only if a dime has more pennies than a dollar has dimes.

As always, submit your answers and brainteasers to me at jscibetta3@hotmail.com.