February 19th, 2016
Today's Question - "Come on Professor! I was only off by one!" Sometimes only one letter can change one word into another word. Here are some words followed by (hints) that suggest the "other" word. (Warning - to keep it from getting too easy sometimes you add and sometimes you subtract.) Example - "Bodices" (things they drape) Answer - "Bodies".
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Answer - The words changed by one letter would be: A) Belated; B) Play day; C) Mortality; D) Hideouts.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 18th, 2016
Today's Question - How old are you? Two people are comparing ages. Bob is three times as old as Bill. But in two years Bob will only be twice as old as Bill. How old is each??
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Answer - Bob would be 6 years old while Bill is 2. In two years it will be 8 and 4.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 17th, 2016
Today's Question - Damn Computers - Mr. & Mrs. Brady got an Email from Junior at college. It simply read: If each letter represented a digit and no two different letters represent the same digit, how much was Junior looking for. (Assume the last two letters of each word are behind the decimal point - as in "SE.ND")
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Answer - Junior\'s request would be decoded as follows: "SEND" = 95.67; "MORE" = 10.85 thus "MONEY" = 106.52.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 16th, 2016
Today's Question - What two well-known five letter words end in "y" but do not contain "A, E, I, O, or U"?
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Answer - The two well-known five letter words that end in "Y" but have no regular vowels are: Pygmy and Gypsy." \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments February 17, 2016 Page 3 of 3 SEND MORE MONEYDoesn't match Missing info Like question
February 12th, 2016
Today's Question - In a small county election there were four candidates: Larry, Charles, Sal and Ivan. The total votes cast were 8,341. Larry won beating Sal by 560 votes, beating Charles by 830 and Ivan by 981. How many votes did each candidate get?
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Answer - To find how many votes each one got take the total vote (1841) and add each of the spreads between the winner and each loser (560 + 830 + 981). That total (10712) would be the votes cast if the others had tied Larry. Now divide by 4 to find out how many votes Larry got (2678). Now subtract the spreads in the question, giving: Sal = 2118; Charles = 1848; and Ivan 1697.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 11th, 2016
Today’s Question - Little Alfie was a chess prodigy. Amazed at the kid's ability a reporter asked his dad how old he was. With a grin the father said - "I am 7 times as old as Alfie is now, but in 20 years he'll be 1/2 my age at that time. How old is Alfie?
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Answer - Little Alfie is 4 years old. His dad is 28 (7x4). In 20 years, Alfie will be 24 and dad will be twice as old - 48. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments February 12, 2016 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 10th, 2016
Today’s Question - There are 26 letters in the alphabet. There are 50 states in the U.S. A list of the 50 states does not use every letter in the alphabet. What's left over?? February 10, 2016 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - The only letter not used in spelling the names of all 50 states is "Q".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 9th, 2016
Today's Question - Why are the festivities around Mardi Gras, etc. called Carnivals??
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Answer - Actually the word Carnival comes from pre-Lenten festivities such as Mardi Gras. Since Lent traditionally meant abstinence from eating meat at meals, pre-Lent there was much feasting to say Goodbye (Vale in Latin) to Meat (Carne in Latin). So Carnival is Meat Farewell! Think of that the next time you are on a Ferris Wheel. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s CommentsDoesn't match Missing info Like question
February 8th, 2016
Today's Question - Nelson sets up a stall at the fair to sell statuettes. He sold the jade ones for $5, the amber ones for $4 and the porcelain for $3. After 3 days, he had sold 2000 statuettes for a grand total of $7,500. Interestingly, he was able to sell 1,494 of 1 type. How many of each type did he sell??
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Answer - To get his $7,500 Nelson would have sold: 3 jade; 1494 amber; and 503 porcelain.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 5th, 2016
Today's Question - It's probably Mardi Gras fever - Around the water cooler there was a great debate about who made the best calzone - a meat and cheese filled baked item. They agreed to each bring samples Tuesday. Sam brought some. Jack brought one more than that. Harry brought one more than Jack. Bob missed his train and showed up empty handed. He said he'd pay for his share. The four of them split the 12 calzones evenly. They figured each calzone was worth a dollar. Who paid what to whom?
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Answer - For there to be 12 calzones, Sam must have brought 3; Jack 4; and Harry 5. Divided equally (3 pies apiece) that meant Bob paid $3 - $1 to Jack and $2 to Harry.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 4th, 2016
Today's Question - What is the lowest number which requires the five vowels A, E, I, O and U once each in its spelling?
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Answer - Depending on what school you went to - either: Two Hundred and six or One Thousand Five.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 3rd, 2016
Today's Question - Wally is shipping a package that weighs 4 lbs. plus half its own weight. If the package was 50% larger (1 1/2 times its present weight) how much would it weigh?
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Answer - Oh how the gang wrestled with this weighty problem. One of them even tried an applied science approach by using food. First, he ate 4 lbs. of chicken wings and a half gallon of ice cream. Sensing an error in calculation, he repeated the experiment substituting cheeseburgers and Devil Dogs. Alas, he failed the test. Later in the day, another group tried a similar experiment using liquid measure. No luck on these repeated attempts either. The answer is 12 pounds.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 2nd, 2016
Today's Question - Give us a hand! - Is the number of people who have shaken hands with an odd number of people an odd or an even number?
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Answer - The number of people who have shaken hands with an odd number of people would be an even number. Start with the premise that there must be two people to a handshake. So if the shaking was symmetrical it would be 2 times the odd number. And if you review it carefully, even if it was random, the total must be an even number.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 1st, 2016
Today's Question - "Don't hold dinner dear!" Timothy can't get his car started so he grabs a train, which takes him halfway home at a speed 20 times faster than he walks. As he gets off the train, he twists his ankle and must ride the rest of the way in a farmers cart which travels half as fast as he walks. Would he have been home sooner or later if he had walked all the way? (You don't need a calculator.)
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Answer - No Algebra needed. If the farmers cart took Timothy half the distance at half the speed of walking, that took as much time as walking the whole way, so the train trip was wasted.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 29th, 2016
Today's Question - Since you did so well on the Canadian Border question, name the states that touch the Atlantic Ocean?
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Answer - The states that border the Atlantic are: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 28th, 2016
Today's Question - Vowel-ly of the Dahs! - What vowel sequence comes next - aua; ua; oa; eua; eea; ___? (It's a common sequence. Hint -they go in this order but may have consonants between.)
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Answer - The vowels were in this order: "Saturday; Sunday; Monday; Tuesday; Wednesday" and thus "Thursday"Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 27th, 2016
Today's Question - There are 11 states that border Canada. Without looking it up, what are they? (Hint: Four start with "M" and 3 with "N".)
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Answer - From East to west - Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington and Alaska. We only used states with land to land borders rather than shared bodies of water. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments January 28, 2016 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 26th, 2016
Today's Question - Here are clues for pairs of words that are different by only one letter. (Number of letters in parens.) (Example: bias, street talk (5, 5) = slant, slang). A) pen, cover (5, 5); B) release, up to (5, 5); C) delete, far off (6, 6); D) seek, stiffen (6, 6)
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Answer - The words with one letter difference were: A) Quill, Quilt; B) Untie, Until;) Remove, Remote; D) Search, StarchDoesn't match Missing info Like question
January 25th, 2016
Today’s Question -Try to plan better - Art had to rush from an "Administrative Meeting" to make the opening of the market. He excused himself from the meeting hoping to get to the floor by 9:20. He thought his watch was 10 minutes slow but it was 15 minutes fast. What time did he get to the floor?
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Answer - Art would have been 35 minutes early.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 22nd, 2016
Today's Question - Stay in line please! What number comes next in this series: 5, 20, 24, 6, 2, 8, __?
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Answer - The next number in the series is: 5, 20, 24, 6, 2, 8, 12Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 20th, 2016
Today's Question - "She loves me; She loves me not!" - pluck one letter from each word and use the remaining letters to spell the name of a flower. A) Stared; B) Openly; C) Snappy; D) Store; E) Dismay
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Answer - The quart can be found in 9 moves. 1) Fill the square with water. 2) Fill the bowl shape from the square bottle. 3) Empty the bowl onto the ground. 4) Pour what's left in square into the round. 5) Fill the square bottle again. 6) Fill the bowl with water from the square 7) Pour what's left in the square into the round. 8) Fill the square bottle with water again. 9) Fill the round bottle with what is in the square bottle. What is left in the square bottle should be 1 quart.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 19th, 2016
Today's Question - "Are we related?" - What comes next in this logical (?) series: 8, 2, 4, 8, 2, 16, 8, 128, 16, __?
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Answer - The next number in the series would be 2048. The numbers were alternately divided or multiplied by the next number.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 15th, 2016
Today's Question - You recall the old children's code of substituting a number for a letter. Well here is the opposite - each letter represents a number. Can you solve this addition problem? (Remember if M = 6, it must always = 6) STIR TWO WHEAT
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Answer - The addition problem would be: 9754 + 713 = 10467Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 14th, 2016
Today's Question - I've got your number! Using only the numbers 5, 6, 4, 1 and 2; fill in the blanks to make the following addition correct (once you use a number you cannot use it again). Problem: 5 __ __ __ + 8 7 4 3 1 __ 3 5 __
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Answer - The fill-in the blank addition problem worked out to: 5612 + 8743 = 14355Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 13th, 2016
Today's Question - Phil & Bill share a drink on their common birthday. "This is a very special birthday," says Bill "because, while we are together 63 years old, I am also twice as old as you were, when I was as old as you are now." What are their current ages?
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Answer To Phil and Bill Birthdays - The older is 36 and the younger is 27 making their combined age 63.Doesn't match Missing info Like question