Brainbusters Level 3

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Brainbusters - Level 3
Letters Words
Highly Respected Citizen
Barrel of Water
Birthdays
Suit Topcoat
Five Letter Word
Beans in A Jar
Whats the Number?
Toms Travels
Marthas Age
Knife, Fork, And Spoon
Hour Glass
What Time Is It?
A Stopped Watch
European Capitals
Presidents
Hat Color
Liars
Triangle Flip
Ping Pong Balls
Couples In a Rowboat
What Numbers?
What Numbers Again?
People Horses
Standards Covered
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What is the letter and what are the
words? Example Subtract this letter and a
sailing boat becomes a slithering animal.Answer
Boat becomes boa. The letter is t.

• Subtract this letter and an unwanted guest
  becomes a friend and companion.
• Add this letter and an airplane becomes a joke.
• Subtract this letter and a fruit becomes a
  vegetable.
• Add this letter and a young fellow puts on
  weight.
• Add this letter and your speed becomes your
  destination.
• Subtract this letter and a container becomes
  something you tie.

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A well-known citizen walked into the hat store
to buy anew hat. The hat he selected cost
10.00, but he hadnt that much money in his
pocket. So he made this proposition to the store
manager If you will lend me as much money as I
have in my pocket I will buy that 10.00 hat.
The manager agreed and the hat was bought and
paid for. Then the highly-respected citizen went
to another store and repeated his proposition.
This time he bought and paid for a 10.00 pair of
shoes. At a third store the same proposition
enabled him to buy a 10.00 umbrella. After
paying for the umbrella he hadnt a cent
left. How much did the highly respected citizen
posses when he walked into the hat store?
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There is a barrel full of water. Your job is to
take out as much water as necessary in order to
keep the barrel exactly half-full. Can you
think of a way to determine, without measuring
devices, whether and when the barrel is half-full?
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Allen, Ben, Carl, and Dan are looking forward to
their birthdays. Allens birthday, which comes
in the month of October, is 15 days before Bens.
Carls birthday is 23 days before Dans and 24
days after Bens. Can you name the dates (day
and month) of the boys respective birthdays if
one is in January?
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See if you can find the answer to this in less
than one minute A suit and a topcoat cost 150.
The suit costs 26 less than the coat. How much
was the suit?
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• I am a word of five letters.
• Multiply my fifth by two and you have my first.
  
• Divide my first by twenty and you have my third.
  
• Divide my third by five and you have my second
  or fourth.
• What am I?

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Suppose you were asked to guess the number of
beans in a jar. You are given this clue The
number therein, when divided by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9, or10 will always leave a remainder of one.
How many beans are in the jar?
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If twenty times a certain number exceeds a third
of that number by two hundred and thirty six,
what is the number?
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Tom traveled quite a bit. He has spent (in this
order) a third of his life to date in the United
States, a sixth of it in India, twelve years in
Egypt, half the remainder of his time in
Australia, and as long in Canada as he spent in
India. Where did he spend his fortieth birthday?
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Janice is twenty years old. She is twice as old
as Martha was when Janice was as old as Martha is
now. How old is Martha?
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If a knife weighs as much as a spoon and a fork,
and five spoons weigh as much as a knife and a
fork, a plate as much as a knife and a spoon, and
a fork weighs four ounces, how much do the other
items weigh?
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A full hour glass runs for a half an hour and
one minute and then is turned. It then runs for
two minutes and is turned, then for three minutes
and is turned, and so on, each period of running
being increased by one minute. After what
length of time from the beginning of the time of
running will it run out?
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Its between 11 and 12 a.m. In 13 minutes it
will be as many minutes short of 1 p.m. as it was
past 11 a.m. just seven minutes ago. What time is
it now?
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If a persons watch is stopped for five minutes
every 15 minutes, how long will it take the
minute hand to go from 12 to 12?
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You neednt be a veteran traveler to recognize
the following European capital cities from their
beginnings or endings

• has an angry start.
• has a fighting start.
• has a fatherly start.
• ends with a bovine.
• ends with poultry.

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See how long it takes you to find the answers to
the following questions

• John Tyler had more children than any other
  president. How many did he have?
• Which president was born on July 4?
• James Buchanan was a bachelor who served as his
  hostess at the White House?
• Which presidents faces are carved on Mount
  Rushmore?
• William Henry Harrison served less time as
  president than any other. How long did he serve?
• From which states did the most presidents come?
• In what city was George Washington inaugurated?
• Who was president during the War of 1812?
• How old was Abraham Lincoln when he died?
• Can you name the two sets of father and son
  presidents?

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There are three (3) persons seated one in front
of the other in a classroom. The teacher has
five (5) hats two (2) are white and three (3)
are red. She puts one of these five hats on each
students head so that he cannot see his own hat,
but can see those in front of him. You are in
the front seat and cannot see anyone elses hat
(not even your own). The teacher asks the
persons behind you one at a time if each can tell
her what their hat color is. They both answer
no. What color is your hat? How can you tell
without looking at anyones hat?
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John, James, and William are identical triplets.
John and James always lie. William always tells
the truth. John owes you money. As you walk down
the street one day, you see one of the three
approaching you. You want to know if it is John
or not. By asking a three word question, you can
find out if this brother is John. What is that
three word question?
???
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Triangle Flip
Heres a triangle made up of dots. Can you make
the triangle point up instead of down? Heres
the catch You can move only three dots. (Try
it with pennies or cut out circles!)
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Jill has 27 ping pong balls. One weighs just a
bit more than the others. Using a weighing
scale, how can Jill find the heaviest in just
three weighings?
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Long ago, three couples traveled through a
primitive land. They came to a river that they
wished to cross. The only way across was a small
rowboat that would hold only two people.
According to the rules of the time, no woman
could be in the company of other men unless her
husband was also present. How can all six
people get across the river without breaking the
rule?
Limit 2
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Three numbers have a sum of 25. When they are
multiplied the product is 420. Can you find
the numbers?
A x B x C 420
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Three numbers have a sum of 30 and a product of
100. What are the numbers?
A B C 30
A x B x C 100
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Peering through a fence at a horse show, Meg saw
86 feet and 32 faces. These belonged either to
horses or to people.How many horses and people
did she see?
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Standards coming soon