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In a certain code language, GERMANY is written as H2SN1OZ and BELARUS is written as C2M1S5T. How is FRANCE written in that code?
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A boy presses a side of a blue pencil to a side of a yellow pencil, holding both pencils vertically. One inch of the pressed side of the blue pencil, measuring from its lower end, is smeared with paint. The yellow pencil is held steady while the boy slides the blue pencil down 1 inch, continuing to press it against the yellow one. He returns the blue pencil to its former position, then again it slides down 1 inch. He continues until he has lowered the blue pencil 5 times and raised it 5 times- 10 moves in all.
Supposed that during this time the paint neither dries nor diminishes in quantity. How many inches of each pencil will be snared with paint after the tenth move?
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An eye in a blue face saw an eye in a green face. ‘That eye is like to this eye’ said the first eye, ‘But in low place not in high place’
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If it is 1,800 kilometres to America, 1,200 kilometres to Japan, 2,400 kilometres to New Zealand, and 1,400 kilometres to Brazil-
How far is Morocco ?
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A hunter met two shepherds, one of whom had three loaves and the other, five loaves. All the loaves were the same size. The three men agreed to share the eight loaves equally between them. After they had eaten, the hunter gave the shepherds eight bronze coins as payment for his meal. How should the two shepherds fairly divide this money?
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