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Math Riddles

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

X is an odd number. Take an alphabet away from X and it becomes even. Which is that number?

a)

Seven

b)

Eleven

c)

Nine

d)

Five

2.

You are given 3 positive numbers. You can add and multiply them together. When you do this you will get the same result. Which are these numbers?

a)

4, 5 and 6

b)

1, 2 and 3

c)

7, 8 and 9

d)

10, 11 and 12

3.

Tom paints 100 apartment's plates, hence he will have to paint numbers 1 - 100. Can you guess how many times will he paint the number 8

a)

30 times

b)

10 times

c)

20 times

d)

40 times

4.

I have a pound of feathers and a pound of iron? Can you please tell me which one weighs more?

a)

Equal wieght

b)

Feathers

c)

Iron

5.

A man is twice as old as his little sister. He is also half as old as their dad. Over a period of 50 years, the age of the sister will become half of their dad’s age. What is the age of the man now?

a)

20

b)

46

c)

50

d)

60

6.

Tom and Peter live in different parts of the city but study in the same high school. Tom left for school 10 minutes before Peter started and they happened to meet at a park. At the time of their meeting, who was closer to the school?

a)

They are both at the same distance from school as they met in the same place.

b)

peter

c)

tom

7.

You are given a sequence: 1 11 21 1211 111221 312211. Can you figure out the next number in this sequence?

a)

13112221

b)

112321

c)

1122332

d)

13112222

8.

Seven boys met each other at a party. Each of them shakes hands only once with each of the other boys. What is the total number of handshakes that took place?

a)

22

b)

21

c)

13

d)

19

9.

A grandfather, two fathers and two sons drove to park together. Each of them bought one entry ticket each. How many tickets have they bought in total?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

4

d)

0

10.

Tom weighs half as much as Peter and Jerry weigh 3 times the weight of Tom. Their total weight is 720 pounds. Can you figure out the individual weights of each man?

a)

tom - 120 pounds, peter - 240 pounds, jerry 360

b)

tom - 130, peter - 250, jerry - 370

11.

Mary has 7 daughters and each of them has a brother. Can you figure out the total number of kids Mary have?

a)

8 kids

b)

7 kids

c)

9 kids

12.

There is an empty basket that is one foot in diameter. Can you tell the total number of eggs that you can put in this empty basket?

a)

50

b)

20

c)

10

d)

1