Breaking the Code

Last Problem:

Is it cheaper to take one friend to the
movies twice, or two friends at the same time?

Answer

Taking two friends at the same time is cheaper.
You pay for your ticket plus 2 others this way
for a total of three tickets. If you go to the
movies twice with a friend, you pay for 2 tickets
each time, one for yourself and the other for
your friend, making a total of four tickets.

Today’s Problem:

The letters O, T, T, F, F, _, _ are part of an
intelligible series. Add two more letters in
the blanks.

After you do this, explain how the series can
be expanded indefinitely.

“U” Words with Opposite Meanings

Last Problem:

There are 2 groups of campers, one on the Oregon
coast and the other is on Mount Ranier in Washington.
Each group of campers drops eggs into boiling water
at precisely the same time.

Which group of campers will get to eat hard boiled
eggs first?

Answer:

The campers on the Oregon coast will get to eat
the eggs first. The higher the elevation, the lower
is the boiling point. It thus will take the campers
longer on the mountain to bring water to a boiling
point.

Today’s Problem:

Spell two words, using the same five letters
that have exactly opposite meanings. Both begin
with the letter “u.”

Boiling Eggs When Camping

Last Problem:

How do you make 1,000 by adding up numbers
that only have 8’s?

Answer:

8 + 8 + 8 + 88 + 888 = 1000

Today’s problem:

There are 2 groups of campers, one on the Oregon
coast and the other is on Mount Ranier in Washington.
Each group of campers drops eggs into boiling water
at precisely the same time

Which campers will get to eat hard boiled eggs first?

Which Do You Light First?

Last Problem:

How far does one have to count to, before
using the letter “a” in spelling out the number?
For example, the number 1 is spelled “one”
which does not contain the letter “a”. The
number 2 is spelled two and also does not
contain the letter “a”.

Answer:

The answer is 1000. The word “thousand”
contains the letter “a.” No other number
prior to one thousand contains the letter “a.”

Today’s Problem

You are in a dark room and have only one match.
There is a kerosene lamp, an oil stove and a
cigarette. Which will you light first?

Counting to the Letter “A”

The Problem:

An oppressive king in Romania asked his prophet
when he would die. The prophet was very wise
in many respects, but also concerned about his
own personal health and safety. What answer did
the prophet give to his King?

Answer:

The day you die will be the day after I die.

Today’s Problem

How far does one have to count to, before
using the letter “a” in spelling out the number?
For example, the number 1 is spelled “one”
which does not contain the letter “a”. The
number 2 is spelled two and also does not contain
the letter “a”.