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1. A stand on the High Street was giving out sheets of stickers to children. There were 18 stickers on the boys’ sheet, and 21 on the one for girls. Of the 251 children who passed the stand that day, only fivesixths of the boys, and five-sevenths of the girls took a sheet of stickers. If the stand started the day with 5,850 stickers, how many did they have left? 2. What connects plate, crown and float? 3. Which person depicted on a British banknote may upset THIS MADAM? 4. Which is the odd one out: beef, reef, grief, thief? 5. Starting with A, add a letter and shuffle to make a new word each time until you reach CONSULATE.