Numbers Puzzles

61. 5862 is to 714
and 3498 is to 1113
and 9516 is to 156
therefore 8257 is to ?
Answer
157.
7 + 8 = 15,
2 + 5 = 7;
62. In a game of eight players lasting for 70 minutes, six substitutes alternate with each player. This means that all players, including the substitutes, are on the pitch for the same length of time. For how long?
Answer
40 minutes.
(70 × 8)÷ 14.
Total time for eight players = 70 × 8 = 560 minutes.
However, as 14 people are each on the pitch for an equal length of time, they are each on the pitch for 40 minutes (560 ÷ 14);
63. 0, 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 15, 18, ?, ?, ?
What numbers should replace the question marks?
Answer
19, 21, 24.
The sequence progresses +1, +2, +3 repeated;
64. How many minutes is it before 12 noon if 16 minutes ago it was three times as many minutes after 9 am?
Answer
41 minutes.