Shape Encoding

Based on the logic of the first four pairs of words and shapes, figure out what the fifth word is.

The first letter is P if the shapes are circles and B if the shapes are squares.

The second letter is A if the shapes are green and E if the shapes are red.

The third letter is N if the number of shapes is 2 and R if the number of shapes is 3.

The fourth letter is T if the shapes are arranged vertically and S if the shapes are arranged horizontally.

Therefore, the last word should be BENT.

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Gerrymandering

The city has 49 districts that vote for blue, yellow, or purple as shown in the grid. Seven electoral regions are drawn up to elect a city council. Each region consists of seven districts and each region will elect one councilor. Can you gerrymander the map so that blue will win the majority?

The solution is shown below.

Birthday Twins

Darma and Greg are twins, Greg being the older one by just few moments. However, several times in their lives, Darma celebrated her Birthday two days before Greg did. How is this possible?

Darma and Greg were being delivered on a plane/ship which was passing the 180th meridian. This way Greg got born on 1st of March and Darma got born on 28th of February. Therefore, during leap years, Darma will celebrate her Birthday 2 days before Greg.

Tough Decisions

You are driving your car along the road in a very harsh snowy weather and reach a bus stop. On this bus stop you see that there are three people waiting – your best friend, a sick old lady and the girl of your dreams. The car unfortunately can accommodate only 2 people (including you), so you can not take all of them with you. What will be your choice?

The best solution is to let your friend drive the old lady and you stay with the girl of your dreams on the bus stop.