Last week’s puzzle, like several others, is easy to solve if we use inclusive thinking about relationships.
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The solution to last week’s puzzle is to ask whether the way each of the relationships is created makes any difference.
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We are reversing our usual order and giving the answer to #57 first. Ben could have one of two possible family relationships to me.
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To solve last week’s puzzle, you don’t need to know the distance. Check the problem again for the number you do need to know.
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Today’s Micro Softy tests whether you are clever enough with math to code computers or be an engineer. Here’s the story: Senator Kornn did not like Governor Friar. Both were from Texas. When Kornn learned that Governor Friar was visiting Washington, DC, Kornn said “This town’s not big enough for the both of us.” So Kornn decided to leave DC for that period. Kornn and Friar get on planes at the same time. One was at Reagan International Airport in DC and the other was at the Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) Airport. So each was flying to the other’s airport. Both planes took off at the same time. After a while, Kornn looked out of his first-class window and saw Read More ›
There are actually two possible solutions to last week’s puzzle, depending on how you interpret the pattern of the arithmetic.
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Last week’s puzzle is easy to solve if we recall how many parents a child needs and of what type…
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To solve Microsofty 50, about cutting a loaf of cornbread into eight pieces by making three slices, try thinking in three dimensions.
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You can guess the answer to Microsofty 49 if you try the test question yourself at home, using a small mirror.
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To answer Micro Softy 48, consider: How might Freddy be moving his car from place to place without exerting much physical energy at all?
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The answer to Microsofty 47 lies in considering whether it is an advantage for the outfielder to catch the ball, given the rules of the game.
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The solution to last week’s Micro Softy turns on the difference it makes that one train leaves two minutes after than the other.
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A hint for solving Micro Softy 45: Average speed is independent of the distance to the store.
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To solve Micro Softy 44, recall that Tony doesn’t need to take the individual pills each day, only the prescribed amount of each.
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For Micro Softy 43, the bookkeeper’s trick consists in applying the fact that when two adjacent digits are switched, the difference is always divisible by 9.
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A hint for solving Micro Softy 41: Dividing an unusually shaped piece of land among four sons rather than three is easier if you think in terms of fractals.
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In Micro Softy 40, the critical question is not whether the watchman’s prophecy comes true or not; it’s how he came to learn the information anyway.
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The solution to Micro Softy 39 lies in considering an alternative possible meaning of a word commonly used in sports.
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A hint for the solution to Pitcher’s Lament (38): When Lefty took the mound, he noticed the runner on third base had a big lead.
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The answer to Micro Softy 36 lies in considering the problem from a number of angles…
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