Discover your IQ Potential

Containing hundreds of logical puzzles, mind benders, mathematical teasers, ... Discover Your IQ Potential is the perfect way to challenge your IQ.

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Ken Russell & Philip Carter

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Arcturus Publishing Limited 1-7 Shand Street London SE1 2ES

This edition published 2001

All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without permission in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1956 (as amended) Any person

or persons who do any unauthorised act in relation to this Publication may be liable to criminal prosecution

and civil claims for damages Cover by Communiqué Design and layout by Gary Everest

Edited by Anya Martin

Printed and bound by Hong Kong Graphics and Printing Limited, Hong Kong ISBN 1-84193-065-2

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Welcome to Discover Your IQ Potential, a book packed with every sort of puz-

zle — word, number, and visual — designed to enhance your aptitude and stimu- late your mind

The book is divided into 20 sections, each containing 25 puzzles No specialist

knowledge is required to work them out They can all be solved using standard mathematical or alphabetical calculations Neither do the questions increase in

difficulty as the book progresses Hard and easy questions are randomly

interspersed So if you can’t get one, don’t despair! Just move on to the next question

All the answers are listed at the back of the book, but we suggest that you don’t look at them until you absolutely have to!

We have also provided some tables at the beginning of the book, which you may

find a useful aid when tackling the puzzles

Discover Your IQ Potential is a stimulating, challenging, but above all, fun way of sharpening your wits and training your mind to think logicall

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