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1. Which word is the odd one out?
nivek nomis nevets niarda semaj nala

2. Practical Peter was asked to cut a 99 foot rope into three smaller, equal length ropes.
However, as usual, Pete couldn't find his measuring tape so he guessed!
When he finally did find his tape, he discovered that:
A) the second piece of rope was twice as long as the first piece, minus 35 feet (i.e. 2 x first, - 35).
B) the third piece of rope was half the length of the first, plus 15 feet (i.e. 0.5 x first, + 15)
How long were each of the pieces of rope?

3.What is represented by this?
B
SAI

4.What is represented by this?
soiudte

5. What is represented by this?
draob gniward eht ot
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2.
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first piece = 34 feet
second piece = 33 feet
third piece = 32 feet
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5.
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Back to the drawing board
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1.
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niarda - they are all men's first names spelled backwards, so it should have been nairda instead of niarda
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All good so far. :thumbup:
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3. Bonsai
4. solitude
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Hi Bob,

No. 3 is correct :thumbup:
No. 4 is incorrect.
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4.
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outside
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Close, but no cigar (yet).
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4) Tedious
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Nope....no joy yet Bob.
It's not an anagram.
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4) Outside in
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I used to sit outside, but it became tedious. I bought a ties duo, and I do use it until it dies out...
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BobH wrote:
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4) Outside in
Close enough Bob :grin: Its actually: Inside Out.
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Rudi wrote:
BobH wrote:
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4) Outside in
Close enough Bob :grin: Its actually: Inside Out.

but but but . . . there's no 'n' in it.

Besides, I like Hans' answer a whole lot better.
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HansV wrote:I used to sit outside, but it became tedious. I bought a ties duo, and I do use it until it dies out...

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BobH wrote:but but but . . . there's no 'n' in it.
Well....there was no 'on' in Bonsai either. The B was 'on' the SAI. Only in this case the OUT was 'in' the SIDE. :laugh:
I do agree: Hans had a very creating answer. Something interesting has happened to Hans recently. He seems to be much more poetical nowadays. His recent selfie certainly proves that something radical has changed.
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