August 18 2023

My BrainBashers electronic world atlas has developed a fault, I did a listing of miles from Scotland to particular countries, and here is the result:

England = 12,000 miles
Peru = 6,000 miles
Egypt = 9,000 miles
Iceland = 11,000 miles

How far away did it list Ethiopia?

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

Workings

Hint: How many miles are vowels (AEIOU) worth?

Answer: 11,000 miles.

Each vowel (AEIOU) is worth 1,000 miles, each consonant is worth 2,000 miles.

Double Checking
Ethiopia has 5 vowels (EIOIA = 5 x 1,000), and 3 consonants (THP = 3 x 2,000), for a total of 5,000 + 6,000 = 11,000 miles.

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