1.  FICTION IDEA: Find the eleven letter word by rearranging
   the letters in this anagram.

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2. Four men (named Arne, Brad, Carl, and Dennis) have 4  occupations (Teacher, Policeman, Doctor, and Fireman) and 4 pets (Dog, Cat, Rat, Snake).  From the following clues, match the men to their occupations and pets and calculate their ages. To  solve this problem, you need to put this information into a matrix and eliminate possible squares until only the solution remains.
   Clues:
   Arne is a Teacher.
   The Policeman has a Dog.
   Brad has a Cat.
   Dennis is 2 years older than the Policeman.
   The Rat owner is 5 years older than the Teacher.
   Brad is 4 years older than the Doctor.
   The total age of the 4 men is 105 years.

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3. Strange Will: Sheikh Zaid has three wives A, B and C and two sons and one daughter from each wife (9 children). He bequeaths nine bonds having denominations of one, two, three, four, five and six millions Dinars. He stipulates that only one bond is to be given to each child but in such
a manner that the aggregate value of bonds for the three children of each wife should be equal. What could be the maximum total value of 9 bonds and how the bonds can be divided among the children of each wife?

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