BRAIN GAMES
Puzzles
NUMBER FUN
LONG TIMES
2 times 2 is 4; 4 times 2 is 8 and so on. If the first number in a series is 2 and each following number is the previous one multiplied by 2, what’s the last digit of the hundredth number in the series?
THINK!
COMMON SENSE
What four-letter word (both a noun and an adjective) can be found in dictionary entries of all of these words: ALCHEMY, HALLMARK, RUSH and WEDDING RING?
WORDPLAY
THREE OF A KIND
Find the three hidden words in the sentence below that go together in some way.
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PUZZLE SOLUTIONS
LONG TIMES: 6, because the last digit of the numbers in the series repeat consecutively in the sequence 2,4,8,6.
COMMON SENSE: GOLD.
THREE OF A KIND: She has to pave her green driveway with brown asphalt.