Puzzle Sum 29
What measurement units do these sums spell?
SOLUTION
FOWL – OWL + BOOT – B = FOOT
INK – K + CHAIR + SHIP – AIRSHIP = INCH
Difficulty: Easy
Samuel Loyd (1841 – 1911), born in Philadelphia and raised in New York City, was an American chess player, chess composer, puzzle author, and recreational mathematician. As a chess composer, he authored a number of chess problems, often with interesting themes. At his peak, Loyd was one of the best chess players in the US and was ranked 15th in the world, according to chessmetrics.com.
Frustrating Question
John was asking Bob the same question again and again throughout the day and kept getting different answers. What was John’s question?
SOLUTION
John’s question was “What time is it?”.
Puzzle Sum 28
What animals do these sums spell?
SOLUTION
SLOTH + HARROW – ARROW = SLOTH
FERRULE – RULE + VINE + GARRET – VINEGAR = FERRET
Make Me, Save Me, Waste Me, Raise Me
People make me, save me, waste me, raise me. What am I?
SOLUTION
The answer is MONEY.
Puzzle Sum 27
What state does this sum spell?
SOLUTION
COLORS + NAIL- SNAIL + ADOBE + DRUG – BED – RUG = COLORADO
Tic-Tac-Toe Loser
How many X’s can you place the most on a tic-tac-toe board without getting 3 X’s on a line?
SOLUTION
You can place 6 X’s without getting 3 X’s on a line, as shown below.
Hidden Words Animals
Find all the hidden words in the grids.
SOLUTION
The solutions are shown below.
Bus Driver’s Age
Imagine you are driving a bus. At the first stop, 3 people get on the bus. At the second stop, 5 more get on. At the third stop, 2 get out and 4 get on. At the last stop, everybody gets out. How old is the bus driver?
SOLUTION
You are imagining the story, so the bus driver is as old as you.
Puzzle Sum 26
What animals do these sums spell?
SOLUTION
SCOOP – COOP + NAIL = SNAIL
FOWL – OWL + OX = FOX