September-2015

A Little More Brain Drain
A
B
C
How many circles would it take to balance C?
/ + = 7
x + +
x / = 12
- / /
+ - = 1
= = =
5 3 1
Each of the nine empty boxes
contains a different digit from 1 to
9. Each calculation is to be treated
sequentially rather than according to
the ‘multiplication first’ rule. Can you fill
in the empty boxes? (/ means divide)
Curl Up & Dye
A saleslady and two other women
have reached that tedious stage of
hairdressing - the hour under the drier.
Teresa (who is sitting in the middle) is
older than the redhead but younger than
the programmer. Mavis is younger than
the blonde. Rachel is older than the
brunette. The programmer is sitting on
the right hand side of secretary’s older
sister.
Can you identify each lady and give her
hair colour and occupation?
The answers to these and the previous pages of puzzles can be found on pages 30 & 31.
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