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Riddles: Word Up

Posted on 27. Oct, 2009 by Jake in brain teasers

Today’s riddles are all simple, short and to the point…. the point being, they’re word problems!

Problem 1:

Take the letters ERGRO. Put three letters in front of it, and the same three letters behind to form a common English word.

Problem 2:

Which of the following words is the odd-one-out?

IBIS IBEX ORYX SIKA ZEBU

Answers to Palindrome’s and Maths:

A car”s odometer shows 72927 miles a palindromic number. What are the minimum miles you would need to travel to form another?”
Answer
110 miles. (73037)

Question
There is a clothing store in Bartlesville. The owner has devised his own method of pricing items. A vest costs $20 socks cost $25 a tie costs $15 and a blouse costs $30. Using the method how much would a pair of underwear cost?
Answer
$45. The pricing method consists of charging $5 for each letter required to spell the item.

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