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[kitz]

Sally was born on 31st December but celebrates her birthday in summer.  Why.?

[broadstairs]

She lives in the Southern hemisphere,  Australia or N Zealand.

Stuart

[kitz]

Well done.  The floor is yours

[broadstairs]

Well done.  The floor is yours

To be honest we have family in N Zealand so it was quite an easy suggestion 

I'll have a think and post later....

Stuart

[broadstairs]

Try this....
A man has 53 socks in his drawer: 21 identical blue, 15 identical black and 17 identical red. The lights are out and he is completely in the dark. How many socks must he take out to make 100 percent certain he has at least one pair of black socks?

Stuart

[4candles]

40 ?

[broadstairs]

40 ?

Yes indeed that's correct.

You next....

Stuart

[4candles]

Oh! I thought there must be a catch, or I'd missed something. 

OK, next one coming up as soon as I think of one...

[broadstairs]

Yes it's 21+17=38 which possibly takes out all blue and red, then just in case +2 to ensure you have a minimum of 2 black you may have more of course.

Stuart

[4candles]

OK, here's a fowl one   

If a hen and a half lay an egg and a half in a day and a half, how many eggs will half a dozen hens lay in half a dozen days?

[kitz]

1.5, 1.5 in 1.5
6, 6 in 1.5   days
X4
24,24 in 6.

So the answer is 24.

[4candles]

Eggsactly!  It's all about ratios.

Over to you kitz 

[kitz]

Give me a wee while to find something. 

[kitz]

Morning, hopefully an easy one for today.

If:
2=3
3=8
4=15
5= ?

[craigski]

2x2-1=3
3x3-1=8
4x4-1=15
5x5-1=24