Puzzles for those of you bored...

[sinjun]

1. Jane is now half her brother Jim's age. Three years ago, she was one-third his age. Three years from now, she will be three-fifths his age. How old are they now? (Hint: Neither one is a teenager yet.)

2. Find the word that best completes the following sequence:

Jerkin Kitten Little Mouth ________

a) Open b) Never c) Decide d) Fashion


3. Metamorphosis.

Find a word for a cooking utensil, then add a letter to find a word that means "bridge."

Find a word that means "to move fast," then add a letter to find a Viking written character.

Comments

[wibbble]

1) Jane is six, Jim is 12.

2) No idea.

3)

'Cooking utensil': pan -> 'bridge': span

'To move fast': run -> 'Viking written character': rune

[damara.livejournal.com]

Yup, on the ones you guessed. Going to keep trying on 2?

[wibbble]

I looked at other people's answers. :o)

[damara.livejournal.com]

Well, that works too. Though it does make it easier.