Which Alice?
Which Alice?
Which Alice?
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ALICE IN PUZZLE-LAND<br />
he cultivated squash, on one-fourth of it he cultivated peas, on onefifth<br />
he cultivated beans, and on the remaining twenty-six acres he<br />
cultivated corn. How many acres did he have altogether?" <strong>Alice</strong><br />
got this one right. Can you? (No algebra is necessary!)<br />
THE CLOCK STRIKES TWELVE "If a grandfather clock takes<br />
thirty seconds to strike six, how long does it take to strike twelve?"<br />
asked the Red Queen.<br />
"Why, sixty seconds, of course!" exclaimed <strong>Alice</strong>. "Oh, no!" she<br />
suddenly realized, "that was wrong! Just a minute now, I'll tell you<br />
the correct answer!"<br />
"Too late, too late!" exclaimed the Red Queen triumphantly.<br />
"Once you say something, you can never take it back!"<br />
What is the correct answer?<br />
THE TWELFTH QUESTION "Well, well, now," said the Red<br />
Queen, "you've already got three wrong, and we have only one<br />
question to go. Your passing or failing depends entirely on whether<br />
you get the next question right or wrong! Do you realize that?"<br />
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