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By KenfRussell & Philip Carter




Ken Russell & Philip Carter

ARCTURUS


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

This edition published 2001

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be
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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
© Arcturus Publishing Limited


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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 stimulate 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 logically.

We hope you enjoy it!



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16

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20

22

24

6

9

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21

24

27

30

33

36

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24

28

32

36

40

44

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25

30

35

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50

55

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12

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56

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88

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27

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54

63

72

81

90

99

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60

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100

110

120

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