Question

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Alice is playing with words. At each tick of her grandfather’s clock she swaps two letters. What is the smallest number of clock ticks during which she can change WORDS to SWORD?(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 7 (E) 8

This pinwheel star is formed by rotating a right-angled triangle
around one of its corners. What is the angle at each of the nine
tips that are marked with dots?

(A) 30◦

(B) 40◦

(C) 45◦

(D) 50◦

(E) 60◦

I have twelve paint tins each capable of holding twelve litres. Half of them are half
full. A third of them are a third full. The rest are one-sixth full. How many litres of
paint do I have in total?
(A) 48 (B) 50 (C) 52 (D) 54 (E) 56