The FOURTH installment of Logistic's Challenge

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Same rules. PM me answers. No posting answers. If you win three consecutive contests, you get a prize. sr6622 will win a prize if he wins this and the next one. Good luck!
ALSO--On this contest, no second chances or explanations until I post the answers. Even if you add a word, pluralize or don't pluralize when you shouldn't or spell something wrong, it is wrong. All I will pm you is your score and if you are in the lead currently.</p>

<p>We will go until a perfect score or until 3 hours max.</p>

<p>PUZZLE 1: Whaddya know, a scramble!</p>

<p>Unscramble this word. They are "riddling metaphors" as used in Anglo-Saxon times.</p>

<p>nikennsg</p>

<p>PUZZLE 2: Got Ya Number</p>

<p>I am a number.
1: I have 4-5 digits
2: My digits add to 22
3: I am consecutive numbers with two consecutive numbers taken out (i.e. 12367 (4 and 5 are taken out)
4: I am even
5: I am composite</p>

<p>What number am I? ( I have one number, but it is possible for other possibilities)</p>

<p>PUZZLE 3: A Lick of Trivia</p>

<p>Sentence A: I went to the store and purchased peanut butter, bananas, grapes and figs.<br>
Sentenece B: I went to the store and purchased peanut butter, bananas, grapes, and figs.</p>

<p>What is the name of the university that claims sentence A is more correct? sentence B? (Look at the comma after grapes. You must get both to get full credit)</p>

<p>PUZZLE 4: This is easy, but don't screw it up!</p>

<p>What is two times two divided by two times one-half minus one-half plus two minus three divided by one-half plus one?</p>

<p>PUZZLE 5: </p>

<p>Think about this...may I post attachments?</p>

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<p>Top Score so far: dooit with a 2/5. I think you guys can easily get a 5/5 because this is an easier set.</p>

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<p>warblersrule86 3/5
I notice that there is a certain question being overthought here.</p>

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<p>Getting TONS of 3/5s here. Come on guys! Break the barrier!!! Break it!! If I don't get at least a 4, we'll have to start all over again.</p>

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<p>20 minutes till I post answers and call this contest a VOID.</p>

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<p>oh noes!!!</p>

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<p>Okay gang, we got cooljay 136 with a 4/5. Too bad it wasn't consecutvie but I hereby call him the winner and CLOSE this weeks competition. If he wins the next two, he gets a prize. Good job cooljay. I will post the answers momentarily.</p>

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<p>Thanks Logistics. This was a toughy. It was unfortunate that these couldn't be consecutive. Now I need 2 more. :)</p>

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<p>Solutions</p>

<ol>
<li> kennings</li>
<li>3478 </li>
<li> A: I accepted several answers among Purdue, Harvard etc BUT the one I wanted was Columbia. B: Oxford</li>
<li>-5.5</li>
<li>no
(it's a rule on this board, that confused many of you)</li>
</ol>

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<p>how'd you get -5.5?</p>

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<p>What is two times two divided by two times one-half minus one-half plus two minus three divided by one-half plus one?</p>

<p>PEMDAS BUT there are no parentheses given. </p>

<p>So 2<em>2/2</em>.5-.5+2-3/.5+1
multiply
4/1-.5+2-3/.5+1
divide
4-.5+2-6+1
add
4-2.5-7
Subtract
-5.5
tada lol</p>

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<p>I plug that into my calculator and get -2.5.</p>