2019-09-01 Reader\'s Digest

MYRIAD

QUOTA

PAUCITY

CIPHER

WIDTH

CUBED

BRACE

GROSS

1

8

23

4

56

7

Runs in the Family

mediumTim and his daughter, Carol, both

ran in a 10K race. Tim finished in 49 minutes;

Carol, in 54. Tim ran at a perfectly steady

pace, but Carol lost steam and took exactly

25 percent more time to complete the

second half of the race compared with the

first. Tim’s wife and Carol’s mother, Marcie,

stood at the halfway mark to cheer them on

as they passed. Who went by her first?

Quick Crossword
easy It’s back-to-school season.
How’s your math vocabulary?
Place the following words, which
are all related to measurements,
in the crossword grid.

118 september 2019

BRAIN GAMES

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