BRAINTEASERS

Can you bend your brain around this set of mathematical, lexical and logistical teasers?

1 Friends shared the wrong phone numbers with each other by mistake. ‘I didn’t text you Den, did you text me?’ asked Dale. ‘I texted the person who texted you,’ replied Den to Dale. ‘Dave didn’t text me, Dave texted the person who texted me,’ said Del. ‘I only texted Dale if it was Del who texted me,’ added Dave. Who did each friend text?

2 Which two words meaning ‘add’ and ‘friend’ combine into one meaning ‘completely’? 3 Find the US states in these anagrams: a) Nine Atoms, b) Tankard Hoot, c) Lends Hairdo.

4 Danny is buying a new computer. A shop is offering the one he wants for £870, or £62 per month for 14 months. A website is selling it at €870 + €160 delivery. A local firm can buy the parts at 3/4 of the first shop price, but will charge £220 to build and deliver it. If one euro is 0.84 pounds, which of the four is the best offer?