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(sorry its late)
Here are this week's puzzles. I'll wait 24 hours for answer submissions via Private Message.
If you get ANY 5 puzzles correct, you get one chance to become this week's Puzzle Master. If you get all 6 correct, you get two chances.
1. I am a number with the following properties:
If I am not a multiple of 4, then I am between 60 and 69.
If I am a multiple of 3, I am between 50 and 59.
If I am not a multiple of 6, I am between 70 and 79.
What number am I?
2. Right before the fifth race at Santa Anita, the word got out that one of three horses was going to win the race: Lightning Bolt, a 2 to 1 shot; Golden Honey, a 3-1 shot; or Matchmaker, a 4-1 shot.
Assuming that this tip is true, how much would you have to bet on each of the three horses to be assured of coming out with a $39 profit?
3. Dave is in a hurry as he approaches the airport escalator, but Frank is in an even bigger hurry. For every 2 steps Dave takes, Frank takes three. Altogether, Frank takes 25 steps before dismounting the escalator, while Dave takes 20. Both Frank and Dave step on every step. How many steps does the escalator have showing at any given time?
4. "How old are your three daughters?" Fred asked a friend one day.
"The product of their ages in 36," replied his friend.
"You are not giving me enough information," protested Fred.
"The sum of their ages is the age of your oldest son."
"I still need more information."
"All right, then. I can tell you that the oldest daughter, who is at least a year older than the other two, is a very fine pianist."
"Ah! Now I know how old your daughters are."
What are the ages of Fred's friend's daughters?
5. After the parrot says a number, Robinson multiplies its digits and Crusoe adds its digits. If the difference between the two results is between the answers, they celebrate.
For example, if the parrot says 75, Robinson multiplies 7x5=35, whil
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