Here's an easy one :
The Bottle and Cork problem:
A bottle together with its cork costs just 42p. The Bottle costs 40p more than the cork, so how much does the cork cost?
and here's another:
Mike's breakfast:
Mike O'Malley likes to have an egg every morning for his breakfast. He likes it lightly boiled, with toasty soldiers, and he enjoys this every day.
The thing is that he's never bought an egg, he doesn't borrow them or steal them, and he doesn't keep chickens (and all of these apply to his wife as well). SO, how does Mike get his daily egg?
blog your answers and we'll see who gets it right. Or email stamford@thebestof.co.uk if you really get stuck!
