# Puzzles Questions

• #### Word Puzzles

Q:

Missing letters puzzle

Explanation:   Splitting the diagram in half horizontally and vertically, each quarter contains the alphabet written in sequence, with the relative position of this sequence rotating 1/4 turn anti-clockwise as you move clockwise around the quarters.

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Q:

If a Siren sounds for every 5 seconds, how many times will it sound in ¾ of an hour?

 A) 541 times B) 540 times C) 450 times D) 275 times

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 541 times

Explanation:

There are 60 minutes in an hour.
In ¾ of an hour there are (60 × ¾) minutes = 45 minutes.
In ¾ of an hour there are (60 × 45) seconds = 2700 seconds.
Siren sounds for every 5 seconds.
In 2700 seconds $\inline \fn_jvn \small \frac{2700}{5}$ = 540 times.

The count start after the first sound, the Siren will sound 541 times in ¾ of an hour.

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Q:

Missing letters puzzle

Explanation:    Start on the left hand of the diagram, and move clockwise. Letters are written in alphabetical order, in steps of 10 letters at a time.

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Q:

In the below puzzle, there are 2 double blanks. Fill in the blanks with the same pair of letters to complete an English word. For example, use the letter-pair ac in b__kp__k to make the word backpack

v _ _ lat _ _ n

violation

Subject: Word Puzzles

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Q:

In a certain city, 5% of all the persons in town have unlisted phone numbers. If you select 100 names at random from that city's phone directory, how many people selected will have unlisted phone numbers?