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WorksheetsMathematics Grade 10 Puzzles And Teasers
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 51mins
(z+1/z)*(Z+1/z)
2z
Z*z
Z*Z+(1/z)*1/z+2
Z*Z+(1/z)*1/z-2
P(AUB)=? Where A and B are mutually exclusive events then
P(A)+P(B)
P(A)-P(B)+P(A)*P(B)
P(A)-P(B)-P(A)*P(B)
P(A)-P(B)
January = 1017
February = 628
March = 1335
April = 145
May = 1353
June = 1064
July = 1074
August = 186
September = ????
1789
1998
1889
1999
What is the MINIMUM number of cuts required to cut a round cake into 8 equal parts?
4
3
7
2
Mr. Smith has 4 daughters. Each of his daughters have a brother. How many children does Mr. Smith have?
8
7
9
5
What are the next letters in the following sequence: J, F, M, A, M, J, J, A, ____, ____, ____
S,O,N
K,J,M
P,S,N
D,S,R
Find the correct answer
18
12
3
6
Five cats drink 5 liters of milk in 5 minutes. 10 cats will drink 10 liters of milk in ___________ minutes
10
7.5
5
2.5
What is the symbol for mean?
x
y
xy
xy
How many triangles are there in the given figure?
10
6
8
5
Recently I attended a small get together. Due to COVID-19 pandemic there is a restriction of number of persons for get together. I counted the number of handshakes that were exchanged. There were 36 altogether.
Can you tell me how many guests were present?
8
9
10
11
Guess how many squares are there in this figure.
5
7
9
11
What will be the height of a pole made up of all the 1millimetre cubes in one cubic metre, if placed one on top of another?
1000 km
100 km
10000 km
10 km
Naval collected 8 spiders and beetles into a little box. When he counted the legs he found that there were altogether 54.
How many beetles and how many spiders did he collect?
4 beetles and 4 spiders
3 beetles and 5 spiders
5 beetles and 3 spiders
6 beetles and 2 spiders
S434S0 What number must be substituted with 'S' to make it divisible by 36?
9
6
4
8
A London monument is marked as follows:
MDCLXVI
What year does it represent?
1666
1566
1656
1556
If 6 men can pack 6 packets of candy in 6 minutes how many men are required to pack 60 packets in 60 minutes?
12
10
6
8
A frog starts climbing a 30 feet wall. Each hour he climbs 3 feet and slips back 2 feet. How many days does it take him to reach the top and get out?
28 hours
27 hours
30 hours
29 hours
In the given figure, 10% are students and parents, another 10% are students, teacher and parents, 15% are teachers and parents. 35% are sudents and teacher. How many percentage are only teachers, parents and students?
40, 65,45
65, 40, 45
45, 40, 65
40, 45, 65
If the word 'TABLECLOTH' is coded as 'XEMRANRIXT' , then how can 'HOTEL' be coded?
RIXAT
TIXAR
TAXIR
RAXIT
A school announced the opening of the posts for six teachers in the local newspaper. 12 persons applied for the job. Can you tell in how many different ways this selection can be made?
924
665280
1848
332640
There are three houses. One is red, one is blue, and one is white. If the red house is to the left of the house in the middle, and the blue house is to the right to the house in the middle, where is the white house? (2 minutes)
In the middle
On the left
On the right
Other
You are in a cabin and it is pitch black. You have one match on you. Which do you light first, the newspaper, the lamp, the candle, or the fire? (1 minute)
Match
Newspaper
Lamp
Candle
Fire
Mike is a butcher. He is 5’10” tall. What does he weigh? (30 seconds)
180
200
Meat
150
A farmer has 17 sheep and all but nine die. How many are left? (10 seconds)
8
7
9
17
In a year, there are 12 months. Seven months have 31 days. How many months have 28 days? (20 seconds)
1
8
12
6
Jimmy’s mother had four children. She named the first Monday. She named the second Tuesday, and she named the third Wednesday. What is the name of the fourth child?
(10 seconds)
Thursday
Friday
Jimmy
Jim
Bob
Which is heavier? A pound of feathers or a pound of rocks? (10 seconds)
Feathers
Rocks
None Of The Above
What is full of holes but can still hold water? (10 seconds)
Bowl
A sponge
A family lives in a large tower apartment building, 10 floors high. Every day their son takes the elevator from the family’s apartment on the 10th floor to the ground floor and goes to school. When he returns in the afternoon, he uses the elevator to get to the fifth floor, and then uses the stairs for the remaining five floors. Why? (1 minute)
Because it broke
Because it is his favorite number
Because he wanted a workout
Because he could only reach 5
You are driving a bus. At the first stop, two women get on. The second stop, three men get on and one woman gets off. At the third stop, three kids and their mom get on, and a man gets off. The bus is grey, and it is raining outside. What color is the bus driver’s hair? (20 seconds)
Blond
Brown
Black
Green
Imagine that you are in a boat, in the middle of the sea. Suddenly, you are surrounded by hungry sharks, just waiting to feed on you. How can you put an end to this? (30 seconds)
Do Nothing
Float Away
Kick Them
None of the above
When you have me, you immediately feel like sharing me. But, if you do share me, you do not have me. (20 seconds)
Candy
Secret
Food
Money
What goes up but never comes down?
age
clouds
basketball
Christmas tree
How many months have 28 days?
all of them
1
February
What about leap years?
What is the answer?
65
55
35
45
I travel around the world, but only stay in one corner
a pilot
an airplane
a stamp
What can you catch but not throw
a cold
a baseball when your not good
anything
nothing
Using only addition, how do you add eight 8's and get the number 1000 ?
888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8
88 + 88+ 88+ 88+ 88+ 88+ 88+ 88+
88 + 888 + 88
What is at the end of a rainbow ?
The letter W
a pot of gold
leprechaun
What gets sharper the more you use it?
your brain
knife
pepper
Jimmy’s mother had four children. She named the first Monday. She named the second Tuesday, and she named the third Wednesday. What is the name of the fourth child?
(10 seconds)
Thursday
Friday
Jimmy
Jim
Bob
How many blocks?
7
8
9
19
A rooster laid an egg on the top of a roof. Which way did it roll?
north
down
when do roosters lay eggs?
it didn't roll, it stayed on top
What is always coming but never comes?
the past
the future
traffic
tomorrow
What is heavier 100kg of gold or 100 kg of feathers?
gold
feathers
they are both the same
What if the scale is incorrect?
There are 14 fish and 8 drown, how many fish are there?
6
8
14
none, since the rest swam away
What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?
towel
water
sea
wind
Imagine you are locked in a dark room with no windows. How do you escape?
call for help
search for a hidden message
do a barrel roll
stop imagining
If you take off my skin I won't cry, but you will. What am I?
a bandaid
an animal
a human
an onion
There are 10 lit candles on a cake, you blow out 3. How many candles are on the cake?
10
3
7
13
There are 5 apples and you take 3. How many apples do you have?
5
3
2
0
32
38
40
50
