The square root of half the number of bees in a swarm has flown out upon a jessamine bush;eight-ninths of the whole swarm has remained behind; one female bee flies with a male that is buzzing within the lotus flower into which he was allured in the night by its sweet odor, but is now imprisoned in it. Tell me the number of bees.
Read the following three equations:
8 ~ 4 ~ 7 ~ 9 = 7822
6 ~ 9 ~ 2 ~ 6 = 3816
4 ~ 7 ~ 3 ~ 3 = 1122
Now based on the rule that has been used, solve the following equation:
8 ~ 5 ~ 3 ~ 6 = ____
On each row place two letters that can be attached to the beginning of the word to the right to give a longer word. When completed the 10 added letters will give a word reading downwards. What is it?
_ _ AMBER
_ _ THEM
_ _ FENCE
_ _ LIES
_ _ MINES
Can you arrange the following figures in two groups of four figures each so that each group shall add to the same sum?
1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9
If you were allowed to reverse the 9 so as to change it into the missing 6 it would be very easy. For example, 1,2,7,8 and 3, 4,5,6 add up to 18 in both cases. But you are not allowed to make any such reversal.
The square root of half the number of bees in a swarm has flown out upon a jessamine bush;eight-ninths of the whole swarm has remained behind; one female bee flies with a male that is buzzing within the lotus flower into which he was allured in the night by its sweet odor, but is now imprisoned in it. Tell me the number of bees.
Read the following three equations:
8 ~ 4 ~ 7 ~ 9 = 7822
6 ~ 9 ~ 2 ~ 6 = 3816
4 ~ 7 ~ 3 ~ 3 = 1122
Now based on the rule that has been used, solve the following equation:
8 ~ 5 ~ 3 ~ 6 = ____
On each row place two letters that can be attached to the beginning of the word to the right to give a longer word. When completed the 10 added letters will give a word reading downwards. What is it?
_ _ AMBER
_ _ THEM
_ _ FENCE
_ _ LIES
_ _ MINES
Can you arrange the following figures in two groups of four figures each so that each group shall add to the same sum?
1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9
If you were allowed to reverse the 9 so as to change it into the missing 6 it would be very easy. For example, 1,2,7,8 and 3, 4,5,6 add up to 18 in both cases. But you are not allowed to make any such reversal.
The square root of half the number of bees in a swarm has flown out upon a jessamine bush;eight-ninths of the whole swarm has remained behind; one female bee flies with a male that is buzzing within the lotus flower into which he was allured in the night by its sweet odor, but is now imprisoned in it. Tell me the number of bees.
Read the following three equations:
8 ~ 4 ~ 7 ~ 9 = 7822
6 ~ 9 ~ 2 ~ 6 = 3816
4 ~ 7 ~ 3 ~ 3 = 1122
Now based on the rule that has been used, solve the following equation:
8 ~ 5 ~ 3 ~ 6 = ____
On each row place two letters that can be attached to the beginning of the word to the right to give a longer word. When completed the 10 added letters will give a word reading downwards. What is it?
_ _ AMBER
_ _ THEM
_ _ FENCE
_ _ LIES
_ _ MINES
Can you arrange the following figures in two groups of four figures each so that each group shall add to the same sum?
1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9
If you were allowed to reverse the 9 so as to change it into the missing 6 it would be very easy. For example, 1,2,7,8 and 3, 4,5,6 add up to 18 in both cases. But you are not allowed to make any such reversal.