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COUNT THE Ts AND Ps

There are 22 Ts and 19 Ps.

UNITS OF TIME

1. 840 minutes 2. 18,900 seconds 3. 3 hours 4. 2 am 5. 7 am 6. 7.15 am

WHAT’S THAT PHRASE

1. Turn over a new leaf 2. A piece of cake 3. An arm and a leg 4. It’s all Greek to me 5. Back to the drawing board 6. Break the ice

LETTERS-TO-WORD MATCH

Absurd, Botany, Gravel, Hornet, Injure, Jockey, Kindle, Longer, Mobile, Pardon

GRANDCHILDREN COMPARISONS

1. 1st Melanie, 2nd Patrick, 3rd Jimmy, 4th Cathy.

2. 1st Lucy, 2nd Tom, 3rd Sally, 4th Amber.

3. 1st Robert, 2nd Olivia, 3rd Tamara, 4th Louie.

4. 1st Vivian 44 pts, 2nd Eva 36 pts, 3rd William 32 pts

DECIPHER THE LETTER CODE

MESSAGE: Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle.

DISCOVER THE PATTERN

1. 37, 60, 97, 157; pattern: sum two preceding numbers to get next number. 2. 30, 38, 47, 57; pattern: +3, +4, +5, +6. 3. 30, 18, 4; pattern:-2, -4,-6, -8. 4. 88, 144, 234, 380; pattern: sum two preceding numbers +2 5. 3,584, 14,336, 57,344; pattern: x4 at each step. 6. 540, 1,080, 3,240, 6,480; pattern: x3, x2, x3, x2. 7. 10, 6,8, 4, 6; pattern: +2, -4, +2, -4. 8. 26, 20, 13, 5; pattern: -2,-3, -4, -5. 9. 34, 40, 46, 52, 58; pattern: +6 at each step 10. 205, 1,025, 1,030, 5,150; pattern: +5, x5, +5, x5.

HOW SMART ARE YOU RIGHT NOW?

Answers: Rest, digit, dig, it, on, tad, opt, date, diet, drag, den, drip, gate, oat, pie, pig, pin, pit, pet, pride, pest, preside, pine, pear, pare, pore, peg, pair, part, pier, pirate, pint, ping, rap, reap, rape, rid, ride, rat, rise, risen, rigid, rope, rot, rotten, read, rodent, dope, dent, rag, rotate, sit, sip, sir, stir, sand, snap, side, sedation, sedan, tie, tip, tan, trip, tide, tired, riptide, edition, rant, rapid, eat, edit, sap, sat, seap, sip, sir, sin, sane, sad, side, son, seitan, seat, sea, sear, said, step, state, snap, tip, tear, tape, toast, tin, tire, tirad, gone, den, dean, gear, gap, gate, gist, got, goes, god, goat. (This list is not exhaustive, there may be more answers.)