Math Riddles

Tom was asked to paint the number of plates on 100 apartments which means he will have to paint numbers 1 through 100. Can you figure out the number of times he will have to paint the number 8?

• 19 times (48, 58, 68, 78, 80, 81, 82, etc

• 20 times. (8, 18, 28, 38, 48, 58, 68, 78, 80, 81, 82, etc.

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CCSS.1.NBT.A.1

. A grandfather, two fathers and two sons went to the movie theater together and everyone bought one movie ticket each. How many tickets did they buy in total?

• 2 ( The son is also a father and the father is also the grandfather

• 3 (the grandfather is also a father and the father is also a son)

• none of the above

If it took 6 people 9 hours to build a barn, how long would it take 12 people to build the same barn?

• None, the barn is already built!

• Add 6 and 9 and you will get 15

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

At the time of shipping, Tom can place 10 small boxes or 8 large boxes into a carton. A total of 96 boxes were sent in one shipment. The number of small boxes was less than large boxes. What is the total number of cartons he shipped?

• Any number

• 11 cartons

• Zero

• 4 small boxes (4*10 = 40 boxes)

If you buy a rooster for the purpose of laying eggs and you expect to get three eggs each day for breakfast, how many eggs will you have after three weeks?

• 11 eggs

• Zero, roosters do not lay eggs

• 10 eggs

• 12 eggs

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

I am a three-digit number. My second digit is 4 times bigger than the third digit. My first digit is 3 less than my second digit. Who am I?

• 131

• 157

• 141

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

LOOK AT THE PICTURE

WHAT IS THE NUMBER?

• 20

• 15

• 10

• 5

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C

BONUS TIME

If you don’t keep me, I’ll break. What am I?

• A coin.

• A fruit

• A promise

Carlos began with twice as much money as David had. After Carlos gave $12 to David, Carlos still had $10 more than David. How much money did they have combined at the start?

• $34

• $68

• $102

• $108

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CCSS.8.EE.C.8C