1. The following number has a rather special characteristic. What makes it unique?

8,549,176,320 ANSWER : IT CONSISTS OF THE DIGIT 0 TO 9 IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

2. What number gives the same result when it is added to 1.5 as when it is multiplied by 1.5? ANSWER : 3 3. What is the next number in this series? 5 25 61 113 181 .. ANSWER : 265 ( THE SERIES CONSISTS OF THE SUM OF THE SQUARE OF 1 AND 2, 3 AND 4, 5 AND 6 etc ) 4. What is the next number in this series? 101 103 107 109 113 127 .. ANSWER : 131THE SERIES OF PRIME NUMBERS 5. Peter picked one pepper more than Paul. Pat picked one pepper more than Pam. Peter and Paul picked 10 more peppers than Pat and Pam. Peter, Paul, Pat and Pam picked 60 peppers. How many peppers did Peter pick? ANSWER : 18 peppers 6. A man died, leaving $10,000,000 for his widow, 5 sons and 4 daughters. Each daughter received an equal amount, each son received twice as much as a daughter, and the widow received three times as much as a son. How much did the widow receive? ANSWER : $ 3, 000, 000 7. What number should come next in this series 479126 62974 4796 697 ? ANSWER : 79-THE DIGITS OF THE PRECEDING NUMBER ARE REVERSED,AND THE LOWEST DIGIT OMITTED.

8. A certain number consists of two digits. The number is equal to five times the sum of its digits. If you add 9 to the number, the order of its digits is reversed. What is the number? ANSWER : 45

9. Replace the asterisks by the correct mathematical signs to make the expression equal to 99. 16 * 12 * 2 * 3 = 99 ANSWER : 16 X 12 DIVIDE 2 + 3 = 99

10. What should the tenth number in this series be? 3, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, ? ANSWER : 3 ( the series shows the numbers of letters in the words ONE,TWO,THREE) 11. A man, when asked by his niece how old he was, replied, "My age is now four times yours, but five years ago it was five times yours." How old was he? ANSWER : 80 12. There was an old woman who lived in a shoe, and the only food she had for her ten children was six potatoes. How did she make sure that each child had an equal share? ANSWER: SHE MASHED THE POTATOES AND USED A SPOON.

Crossfigure Puzzle # 1
A challenging puzzle in which all the clues are simple numerical expressions. You will find that for solving the puzzle logic and ingenuity are more important than mathematical skill.

Across 1 27 across times two 4 4 down plus seventy-one 7 18 down plus four 8 6 down divided by sixteen 9 2 down minus eighteen 10 Dozen in six gross 11 5 down minus seventy 13 26 down times 23 across 15 6 down minus 350 17 25 across times 23 across 20 A square number 23 A prime number 24 A square number 25 20 across divided by seventeen 27 6 down divided by four 28 Four dozen 29 Seven gross 30 22 down plus 450
Solution

Down 1 1 across plus twenty-seven 2 Five dozen 3 30 across plus 888 4 Two times 17 across 5 29 across divided by twelve 6 28 across times 23 across 10 10 across plus four 12 Three times 24 across 14 13 across divided by sixteen 16 28 down times fifteen 17 13 across minus 399 18 29 across divided by eighteen 19 22 down minus ninety-four 20 20 across minus nine 21 25 across minus fifty-two 22 20 down times six 26 Five times 24 across 28 21 down plus twenty-seven

Crossfigure Puzzle #1 : Solution

Crossfigure Puzzle # 2
A challenging puzzle in which all the clues are simple numerical expressions. You will find that for solving the puzzle logic and ingenuity are more important than mathematical skill.

Across 1 A prime number

Down 1 Two times 24 down

3 27 across times three 5 6 down plus twenty-five 7 5 down minus 821 8 2 down plus 1046 9 24 down times four 11 21 down divided by six 13 21 down divided by three 15 13 down divided by eleven 16 12 down divided by seven 17 9 across minus sixteen 20 A square number 22 20 across plus three 24 8 across minus 234 25 24 across minus 122 27 22 across divided by six 28 22 down plus nineteen 29 26 down minus twenty
Solution

2 23 down times four 3 21 down divided by twelve 4 28 across plus 161 5 1 across times 1 down 6 29 across times two 10 13 across divided by nine 11 3 down plus 180 12 Seven times 27 across 13 23 down minus 159 14 26 down times eleven 18 8 across plus 908 19 10 down minus four 21 22 across times nine 22 22 across plus thirty-four 23 A square number 24 A prime number 26 20 across divided by five

Crossfigure Puzzle # 3
A challenging puzzle in which all the clues are simple numerical expressions. You will find that for solving the puzzle logic and ingenuity are more important than mathematical skill.

Across 1 A square number 3 2 down divided by eight 5 A prime number 7 8 across plus 140 8 29 across times 5 across 9 4 down plus ten 11 9 across plus eighty-eight 13 1 across times eight 15 13 across divided by six 16 12 down divided by eleven 17 12 down minus 150 20 13 down minus 167 22 11 across minus thirty-nine 24 1 down times 28 across 25 A square number 27 A prime number 28 Five times 26 down 29 1 across plus thirty-four
Solution

Down 1 10 down minus fifteen 2 Six times 25 across 3 Twelve times 27 across 4 3 across plus eighty 5 Eleven times 3 down 6 26 down minus thirty 10 28 across divided by four 11 8 across divided by five 12 5 down divided by twelve 13 28 across plus ninety-one 14 13 across times three 18 5 down plus 1221 19 6 down times two 21 25 across plus 1003 22 14 down plus thirty-eight 23 8 across divided by seven 24 19 down plus fifty-five 26 27 across minus nineteen

Crossfigure Puzzle # 4
A challenging puzzle in which all the clues are simple numerical expressions. You will find that for solving the puzzle logic and ingenuity are more important than mathematical skill.

Across 1 1 down plus 346 4 Three times 20 down 7 21 down minus nineteen 8 20 down divided by five

Down 1 29 across plus eighty-two 2 A prime number 3 20 down minus 591 4 4 across minus 117

9 26 down plus eleven 10 A prime number 11 Two times 10 down 13 6 down plus 1214 15 4 down minus 778 17 28 down times 8 across 20 20 down plus eighty-four 23 14 down divided by four 24 7 across plus nine 25 14 down divided by four 27 23 across times three 28 A square number 29 A square number 30 6 down minus 104
Solution

5 Five times 28 down 6 Eight times 8 across 10 10 across plus four 12 11 across minus seven 14 Eight times 12 down 16 6 down divided by six 17 15 across plus 311 18 9 across plus twenty-eight 19 6 down plus 264 20 2 down times 5 down 21 28 across times two 22 4 down plus eight 26 24 across plus eighteen 28 28 across minus one

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Find the words in the list hidden in the puzzle grid below.

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