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Daily Mental Sharpener - October 31, 2026

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Eight quick puzzles — patterns, deduction, spatial reasoning, mental math, and two timed memory challenges. About 7 minutes, one point per puzzle, score out of 8. Recreational only: this is a sharpener, not an IQ verdict.

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1. Find the missing number: 3, 9, 20, 36, 57, __ *
2. Every gardener plants seeds. Some teachers are gardeners. Which of these must be true? *
3. On a 7x7 board, a token starts in the bottom row, fifth column. It moves 3 steps up, 2 steps left, then 1 step up. Where does it end? *
4. A candle costs $8. How much do 13 candles cost? *
5. Find the missing number: 5, 12, 21, 32, __ *
6. Five runners — Ana, Ben, Cara, Dan, Eli — finish a race. Ana finishes before Ben. Ben finishes second. Cara finishes immediately after Dan. Eli finishes last. Who finishes third? *
7. Memory challenge *

You will have 30 seconds to study the material. It will then disappear, and you will answer a question about it.

8. Memory challenge *

You will have 45 seconds to study the material. It will then disappear, and you will answer a question about it.