Age Unknown
mediumFrancesca is as old as the combined ages of her
brothers, Harry and Ernie. Harry is two years younger
than Ernie. When everyone was a year younger, the com-
bined ages of the three siblings was three quarters of the
sum of their present ages. How old is each sibling now?Star Search
difficult Place stars in
four empty cells of this
grid so that every row,
every column, and every
outlined region contains
exactly one star. Stars
must never be located in
adjacent cells, not even
diagonally.For answers, turn to page 131.For more Brain
Games, go to
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easy Replace one
letter from each
of these words to
form a common
two-word phrase.BUSH
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