Logical Puzzles

28. A train travelling at a speed of 50 mph enters a tunnel that is 1.75 miles long. The length of the train is 3/8 miles. How long does it take for all the train to pass through the tunnel, from the moment the front enters to the moment the rear emerges?
Answer
2 minutes 33seconds (2.55 minutes).
At 50 mph the train takes 2.125× 60 ÷ 50 to pass through the tunnel.
ie 2.55 minutes.
29. What four–letter word is missing in this list?
palm
mast
tory
– – – –
ante
earn
nose
Answer
Yoga
The first letter of each word is the same as the last letter of the preceding word.
30. Which is the odd one out?
leveret, foal, calf, buck, joey
Answer
buck
It is a male animal. The others are all names of young animals.
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