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Puzzles

One activity that many of our members enjoy is puzzling! You can test yourself for fun with our brainteasers. Our quizzes and conundrums are updated regularly, so do check back on the page for the latest content, and if you get really good at them, why not find out what your IQ is by booking a Mensa Supervised IQ Test?

27/3/24

Wasim and Waqar each had some sweets.

Wasim says to Waqar “If you give me 4 sweets, I’ll have three times as many sweets as you.”

Waqar says to Wasim “If you give me 3 sweets, we’ll have the same amount.”

How many sweets did each cricketer have?

Puzzle courtesy of Mensa member Peter Hooton

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Wasim = 17, Waqar = 11

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