Answer to the Friday Puzzle…..

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On Friday I posted this puzzle….

Imagine that there are 2 trees in a garden. Let us call them Tree A and Tree B. Now imagine that there some birds on both trees.

The birds on Tree A say to the birds on Tree B: ‘If one of you comes to our tree, then our population will be the double of yours.’

Then birds on Tree B say to the birds on Tree A: ‘If one of you comes to our tree, then our population will be equal to that of yours.’

How many birds are there in each tree?

If you have not tried to solve it, have a go now.  For everyone else the answer is after the break.

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It’s the Friday Puzzle!

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Please do NOT post your answer, but do say if you think you have solved the puzzle and how long it took. Solution on Monday.

Imagine that there are 2 trees in a garden.  Let us call them Tree A and Tree B.  Now imagine that there some birds on both trees.

The birds on Tree A say to the birds on Tree B: ‘If one of you comes to our tree, then our population will be the double of yours.’

Then birds on Tree B say to the birds on Tree A: ‘If one of you comes to our tree, then our population will be equal to that of yours.’

How many birds are there in each tree?

I have produced an ebook containing 101 of the previous Friday Puzzles! It is called PUZZLED and is available for the Kindle(UK here and USA here) and on the iBookstore (UK here in the USA here). You can try 101 of the puzzles for free here.

It’s the Friday Puzzle!

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Please do NOT post your answer, but do say if you think you have solved the puzzle and how long it took. Solution on Monday.

A mother takes two steps to her son’s three. If they go out for a walk together, and each start with the right foot, when will they first step together with the left?

I have produced an ebook containing 101 of the previous Friday Puzzles! It is called PUZZLED and is available for the Kindle(UK here and USA here) and on the iBookstore (UK here in the USA here). You can try 101 of the puzzles for free here.

Answer to the Friday Puzzle….

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If you are in the USA, the kindle edition of my book ‘Paranormality’ is available for just 99c.  However, be quick, because it will go back to the usual price of $8.99 very soon!

On Friday I posted this puzzle….

Can you figure out what these seven words have in common?

1. Banana
2. Dresser
3. Grammar
4. Potato
5. Revive
6. Uneven
7. Assess

If you have not tried to solve it, have a go now.  For everyone else the answer is after the break. Continue reading

It’s the Friday Puzzle!

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Please do NOT post your answer, but do say if you think you have solved the puzzle and how long it took. Solution on Monday.

Can you figure out what these seven words have in common?

1. Banana
2. Dresser
3. Grammar
4. Potato
5. Revive
6. Uneven
7. Assess

I have produced an ebook containing 101 of the previous Friday Puzzles! It is called PUZZLED and is available for the Kindle(UK here and USA here) and on the iBookstore (UK here in the USA here). You can try 101 of the puzzles for free here.