Bloom – On the tree behind the fence,
Dig – Melons (?) in the cart
Garden – on the cord plants on the left
Farm – on the plant in front of the girl (red shirt) on the right
Seed – on the lowest branch of the tallest tomato plant
vine – on the fence.
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PS (bonus): Should I add ‘News’ which can be formed from the compass?

A modified version of

http://puzzlefry.com/puzzles/duration-of-vacation/

posted by same user 🙂

34 + 34 + 32 + 32 = 132

Go count if anybody wants to… 🙂

The answer given above (which seems to be the expected one) seems sensible at first look, but a careful examination of the puzzle question puts the answer in doubt. The ‘problem’ with the answer is that it will work only if the scenario is a ‘binary’ one – i.e., whether to select a particular option or not. (e.g. consider a tennis match where both sides are ‘at par’ with each other in skills. If the  question was to pick which player / team would win, then taking the advice of the fifth teller and going with the opposite choice has the highest possibility of winning. This is because, in a tennis match, one of the two sides must win. But if the scenario was a tournament, and the question was to pick the final winner, the tactic won’t work, because for any player / team the teller predicts as winner, there are ‘n – 1’ number of alternative choices if ‘n’ players / teams are enrolled in the tournament. Hence, there is no definite “opposite” of prediction.)

The puzzle presents the question as “selecting a lucky draw coupon” which is similar to the tournament scenario. above (There are ‘n’ number of coupons from which the (winning) one has to be selected.) If the teller says ‘take coupon No. 7′, which number is the “opposite”? Of course, there is another ’round-about’ solution wherein one can ask whether to select a particular coupon or not. (e.g. you may ask: If I select No. 7, will I win?) Then it is a ‘binary’ scenario where there is an ‘opposite’. If the teller says ‘No’, select that number with a 95% chance of winning. But, given the fact that, in an unbiased lucky draw, all numbers have equal chances of winning, you will have to try with every coupon number till the teller gives a ‘No’ response for this ‘trick’ to work.

Same ‘TIME’ doesn’t necessarily mean same ‘DATE AND TIME’.  🙂

Answer – 27

Adding first 3 images,
2R + 2C + 2D
= 10 + 20 + 24
= 54

=> R + C + D
= 54 / 2
= 27.

If individual weights are required, convert the three images to equations and solve,  giving values as 3, 7, 17.

This is a repeat of a repeat question.

See

Arrest That Stranger ???

If it is a ‘river’ as mentioned in the puzzle, there is no solution unless Alexandra can use the planks to form a ‘float’ and find some pole to row it across the river. But If, as indicated in the image, it is something like a pond (i.e., all sides land) AND assuming that the planks can support sufficient weight and that the person has sufficient means to carry the planks, a ‘T’ or a ‘cross’ can be formed as in the figure below.

Answer– 250 Oranges

20 oranges for 10$ => selling price per orange = 0.5 $
Since this sale is at 25% profit, it means that the purchase price per orange was 0.4 $, which, in turn, implies that he could have bought 250 oranges for 100$.  Whether he actually ‘did buy‘ that many is a different matter. 🙂

I ‘imagined‘ that I entered the room. So,  how about ‘imagining‘ that I escaped from it as well…? Still better, how ’bout just stop imagining altogether? 🙂

On a more ‘serious’ note, the puzzle doesn’t mention anything about windows of the room. Possibility of escaping through a window can’t be ruled out.