October 27th, 2017

Today's Question - In the Emerald City the Wizard changed the coinage. There were only 2 types of coin a 7 cent piece and 11 cent piece. That meant merchants could not charge prices not payable by a coin or combination. Thus no 5 cent or 6 cent. Okay for 14 but not 15. What is the highest price that cannot be paid exactly in coins?

Reveal Answer Answer - The highest price not payable exactly in any combination of 7 cent and 11 cent pieces is 59 cents.

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October 25th, 2017

Today's Question - Take the shortcut - The Yukon River flows 2400 to the sea. How far away from the sea is it where it starts (within 50 miles)?

Reveal Answer Answer - To Murray's Smoker's Poker and the mini meatloaf confusion. If all had two apiece, then the two surprise guests ate a total of four. Since that reduced the other players from three to two (net loss of one each), the four loafs meant four players. And there were twelve mini-loafs (4 x 3) shared by the guests. (Heaven only knows what Murray ate.)

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October 23rd, 2017

Today's Question - "Go Fish" - Dick and Billy are on the road with an evening to kill. They decide to play a card game but since they're close with a buck, they play for $1 per game. At the end of the evening, Billy had won 3 games and Dick had won $3. How many games did they play?? NO COMMENTS TUESDAY MEDICAL STUFF

Reveal Answer Answer - It was simple! Assume the three games Billy won were the first three. Dick would then need three games to break even plus three more to win the $3. So they played nine games.

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October 20th, 2017

Today's Question - We know you memorized the state capitals in grammar school. So, you should be able to answer this without looking anything up. There are five state capitals that begin with the letter "A". Four of them are east of the Mississippi. What are these capitals and what are their states? Cashin’s Comments October 20, 2017 Page 3 of 3

Reveal Answer Answer - The four state capitals east of the Mississippi that begin with "A" are: Atlanta (GA); Augusta (ME); Annapolis (MD) and Albany (NY). West of the Mississippi would be Austin (TX).

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October 18th, 2017

Today's Question - Elwood's New York visit - While visiting his aunt in Manhattan, Elwood decided to visit a local "street fair". He paid one dollar to get into the fair. He immediately lost half of what he had left in a "3 card Monte" game. A bit more wary, he then paused to spend $2 for a soda and a hot dog. He then spent half of what he had left on "cotton candy" for some girls he met. Deserted, he then spent $2 for some clams. He spent half of what he had left on a cassette tape. He then bought a double scoop ice cream for $2. He spent half of what he had left on a key chain. As he left the fair, he gave one dollar to a panhandler. That's when he discovered he was broke and had to walk home. How much did Elwood start out with??

Reveal Answer Answer - The five letter antonyms beginning with "u" and sharing the same letters are - "untie and unite."

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October 17th, 2017

Today’s Question - Get the number of that car! - A few years back Parade Magazine ran a contest on zany license plates. Here are some of the winners. Can you translate? IRIGHTI XQQSME H2OUUP2

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October 16th, 2017

Today's Question - Play it again Sam! - The notes of the musical scale run A, B, C, D, E, F, G. If that's correct, can you play at least 3 words of 7 letters or more?

Reveal Answer Answer - Some 7 letter words that you can make with the notes of the musical scale (ABCDEFG) might be (in alphabetical order) "Acceded; Baggage; Cabbage; Defaced; Effaced." Maybe you found more.

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October 12th, 2017

Today's Question - Going and coming! Picture a set of 9 boxes (3 by 3). Fill each box with one of the following letters so that you get 3 three letter words across and 3 three letter words down. (E, C, G, B, T, E, I, A, Y) NO COMMENTS FRIDAY Cashin’s Comments October 12, 2017 Page 3 of 3

Reveal Answer Answer - The three 3 letter words across we got were "BAY", "ICE" and "GET" making the vertical set - "BIG", "ACE" and "YET".

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October 11th, 2017

Today's Question - I'm sure they're connected - What number comes next, please: 1, 3, 6, 11, 18, 29, __

Reveal Answer Answer - The next number in the series 1, 3, 6, 11, 18, 29 - would be 42 as the difference is a prime number.

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October 10th, 2017

Today's Question - An old saw - Farmer Brown hired two workmen who together could saw 5 cords of wood in one day. They could split 8 cords of sawn logs in 1 day. Since Farmer Brown could only pay for 1 day's work, how many cords must they saw to keep them busy splitting for the rest of the day. Cashin’s Comments October 10, 2017 Page 3 of 3

Reveal Answer Answer - The two workmen should saw 3 1/13th cords of wood which would keep them busy splitting for the rest of the day. (Yeah! Yeah! I know it's supposed to be fun not algebra.)

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October 9th, 2017

Today's Question - A case in credibility - In a small town, two brothers, Cain and Abel make a game of lying. Abel lies on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday but tells the truth all other times. Cain lies on Thursday, Friday and Saturday but is otherwise truthful. If Cain told you "yesterday was one of my lying days" and Abel said "Me too!"; what day of the week would it be?

Reveal Answer Answer - to the credibility thing - The day would be Thursday. Cain could only say "I lied yesterday" on a Thursday (F) or Sunday (T). Abel could say so only on Monday (F) or Thursday (T) so the only fit is Thursday.

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October 4th, 2017

Today's Question - Real men don't ask directions - Bob's trip took two hours. In the last half, he drove 10 mph faster than the first half. The second hour of the trip, he drove 8 miles further than the first hour. How far did Bob drive?? NO COMMENTS THURSDAY & FRIDAY Cashin’s Comments

Reveal Answer Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Wednesday's question - Real men don't ask directions - Bob's trip took two hours. In the last half, he drove 10 mph faster than the first half. The second hour of the trip, he drove 8 miles further than the first hour. How far did Bob drive?? Answer - This trip was 48 miles.

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September 27th, 2017

Today's Question - Jim, Bo and the retirement party raiders hit the buffet table early. They noticed there were five fried shrimp for every four "pigs in a blanket". Among them the boys gobbled 16 each. They then noticed that there were three shrimp to every two blankets. How many of each were there when the boys first arrived?

Reveal Answer Answer - There were 40 fried shrimp and 32 pigs in a blanket before the galloping gourmands got there.

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September 26th, 2017

Today's Question - A man goes into a post office, hands a dollar to the clerk and says give me some 2 cent stamps, ten times as many 1 cents stamps and the balance in 5 cent stamps. How many of each did he get??

Reveal Answer Answer - the stamp collection worked out like this: five 2 cent stamps; fifty 1 cent and eight 5 cent stamps (adding up to a dollar).

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September 25th, 2017

Today's Question - Who's next - 145, 230, 315, 400, 445, ___?

Reveal Answer Answer to Who's next - 145, 230, 315, 400, 445, ___ Answer - 530. These are all times 1:45, 2:30, 3:15, etc.

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September 21st, 2017

Today's Question - Gene gave Burt a nickel and a dime. He said - "Put one in each hand but don't tell me. Now....triple the value of the coin in your right hand and double the value in your left. Add those two values together and tell me if the total is "odd" or "even" and I'll tell you which coin is in which hand." What would be the placement for "even?" No Comments Friday For Technical Reasons. I Will Be On The Floor But No Comments.

Reveal Answer Answer - Guess which hand! - If the total is "even", the nickel must be in the hand that is doubled.....in this case the "left hand." If the nickel were tripled (15 cents), the answer will always be odd.

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September 20th, 2017

Today's Question - I'm thinking of a two digit number. Its right hand digit is the square root of the number itself. In fact, now that I think of it, there are two such two digit numbers. Can you guess both?

Reveal Answer Answer - The two 2 digit numbers whose right hand digit is the square root of the number would be 25 and 36.

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September 19th, 2017

Today's Question - While playing an arcade game, Tony comes across a hidden chamber that has been locked using a 5-digit password combination. Fedora, the angel helping out the game character gives the following: Hints: 1. The fourth digit of the password is four more than the second one. 2. The third digit of the password is three less than the second one. 3. The first digit is three times the last one. 4. Three pairs of digits sum up to be eleven.

Reveal Answer Answer - The password that opens the chamber is 65292.

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September 18th, 2017

Today's Question - "I'll follow you anywhere!" What number is next in this series: "2, 5, 12, 27, 58, 121, ____?

Reveal Answer Answer - The next number would be "248".

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September 14th, 2017

Today's Question - Time on my hands - Teddy Gee and Jackie Dee, two great athletes, decide to have a race. The distance is 3 miles. Jackie runs half the time needed then walks the rest. Teddy runs half the distance then walks the rest. Who gets to the finish line first? There will be no Comments Friday for technical reasons. I will be on the Floor for what looks like a huge expiration but there will be no Comments

Reveal Answer Answer - The winner will always be the one who runs half the time since that period will cover more than half the distance.

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September 13th, 2017

Today's Question - Elwood's New York visit - While visiting his aunt in Manhattan, Elwood decided to visit a local "street fair". He paid one dollar to get into the fair. He immediately lost half of what he had left in a "3 card Monte" game. A bit more wary, he then paused to spend $2 for a soda and a hot dog. He then spent half of what he had left on "cotton candy" for some girls he met. Deserted, he then spent $2 for some clams. He spent half of what he had left on a cassette tape. He then bought a double scoop ice cream for $2. He spent half of what he had left on a key chain. As he left the fair, he gave one dollar to a panhandler. That's when he discovered he was broke and had to walk home. How much did Elwood start out with??

Reveal Answer \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments September 14, 2017 Page 3 of 3 Answer - Elwood started with 45 dollars.

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September 12th, 2017

Today's Question - Joe Internet has just met a venture capitalist. The VC person has given him lots of dough. Joe I. wants to give a portion to 10 key employees. He decides on $100,000 which he divides on seniority. Each of the 10 employees joined one month after his predecessor. (So "A" has 11 months experience while "B" has 10 months, etc., etc.). Mr. Internet divides the $100,000 among these employees with the most senior getting the most and the newest the least. The increment between each increment is the same dollar amount. If the third newest employee gets $6,000, how much does each of the employees get? Cashin’s Comments September 12, 2017 Page 3 of 3

Reveal Answer Answer - The increment has to be $1,600. Thus the 10 employees in declining order receive the following: $17,200, $15,600, $14,000, $12,400, $10,800, $9,200, $7,600, $6,000, $4,400, $2,800. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments September 13, 2017 Page 3 of 3

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September 11th, 2017

Today's Question - What is a number less than 100, which increases in 1/5th of its value when you interchange its digits?"

Reveal Answer Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Thursday's question was - What is a number less than 100, which increases in 1/5th of its value when you interchange its digits? Answer \xe2\x80\x93 45

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September 7th, 2017

Today's Question - If 1 + 9 + 11 = 1, then what is the answer to 12 + 11 + 9 = ? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY YET ONE MORE SECRET MISSION Cashin’s Comments September 7, 2017 Page 3 of 3

Reveal Answer Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Thursday we asked you - If 1 + 9 + 11 = 1, then what is the answer to 12 + 11 + 9 = ? Answer - 10 1 + 9 + 11 = 1 - One (o) + nine (n) + eleven (e) = one = 1 / 12 + 11 + 9 = 10 - Twelve (t) + eleven (e) + nine (n) = ten 10

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September 6th, 2017

Today's Question - Which American airline is named after a Greek letter?

Reveal Answer Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Yesterday's question was Which American airline is named after a Greek letter? Delta

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