Free Printable MATH RIDDLES

1.

iya ate 123 jellybeans and her brother ate 214. How many jellybeans were eaten?

a) 337
b) 333
c) 347
d) 324

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.

A pizza shop sold 98 pizzas in the morning and 125 in the evening. How many total?

a) 223
b) 213
c) 222
d) 203

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

You bought 3 packs of cookies with 48 cookies each. How many cookies in total?

a) 144
b) 148
c) 158
d) 124

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

A giant candy bar weighs 456 grams. You eat 123 grams. How much is left?

a) 333
b) 323
c) 334
d) 343

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

A watermelon costs ₹150 and a pineapple ₹180. How much for both?

a) ₹320
b) ₹330
c) ₹340
d) ₹310

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

How many 9's are there between 1 and 100?

a)

10

b)

99

c)

13

d)

20

7.

What is half of two plus two?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

6

8.

What 3 positive numbers give the same result when multiplied and added together?

a)

1, 3, and 4

b)

1, 2, and 3

c)

4, 5, and 6

d)

4,6, and 7

9.

Take a look at the figure. How triangles can you find?

a)

20

b)

25

c)

30

d)

35

10.

How many letters are in alphabet?

a)

20

b)

26

c)

8

d)

14

11.

What gets wet while it dries?

a)

Towel

b)

Pool

c)

Broom

d)

Shirt

12.

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment and never in one thousand years?

a)

The letter M

b)

The letter P

c)

The letter T

d)

The letter P

13.

How many months have 28 days?

a)

All

b)

Febuary

c)

March

d)

August

14.

LOOK AT THE PICTURE

WHAT IS THE NUMBER

a)

11

b)

10

c)

20

d)

14

15.

LOOK AT THE PICTURE

WHAT IS THE NUMBER?

a)

20

b)

15

c)

10

d)

5

16.

Add me to myself and multiply by 4. Divide me by 8 and you will have me once more. What number am I?

a)

any number

b)

all even number

c)

all odd numbers

d)

25

17.

There is a three digit number. The second digit is four times as big as the third digit, while the first digit is three less than the second digit. What is the number?

a)

234

b)

141

c)

575

d)

267

18.

How many 9's are there between 1 and 100?

a)

10

b)

99

c)

13

d)

20

19.

In two years I know, I'll be twice as old as five years ago, said Tom. How old is Tom?

a)

14

b)

10

c)

12

d)

8

20.

What is half of two plus two?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

6

21.

Mom and dad have four daughters, and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the family?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

4

d)

7

22.

What 3 positive numbers give the same result when multiplied and added together?

a)

1, 3, and 4

b)

1, 2, and 3

c)

4, 5, and 6

d)

4,6, and 7

23.

A merchant can place 8 large boxes or 10 small boxes into a carton for shipping. In one shipment, he sent a total of 96 boxes. If there are more large boxes than small boxes, how many cartons did he ship?

a)

10 total cartons and 95 boxes

b)

12 total cartons and 45 boxes

c)

13 total cartons and 92 boxes

d)

11 total cartons and 96 boxes

24.

Three brothers live in a farm. They agreed to buy new seeds: Adam and Ben would go and Charlie stayed to protect fields. Ben bought 75 sacks of wheat in the market whereas Adam bought 45 sacks. At home, they split the sacks equally. Charlie had paid 1400 dollars for the wheat. How much dollars did Ben and Adam get of the sum, considering equal split of the sacks?

a)

Ben $1225, Adam $175

b)

Ben $1345, Adam $275

c)

Ben $870, Adam $125

d)

Ben $634, Adam $234

25.

Take a look at the figure. How triangles can you find?

a)

20

b)

25

c)

30

d)

35

26.

Mom and dad have four daughters, and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the family?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

4

d)

7

27.

If you are running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?

a)

First place

b)

Second place

c)

Third place

28.

I am between zero and 10.

I am more than two.

I am the number you get after dividing 75 by 25.

What number am I?

a)

8

b)

3

c)

5

d)

4

29.

Who am I ?

I am the smallest number formed of 3 different digit number.

a)

100

b)

123

c)

999

d)

987

30.

Marry loves playing with her dolls. She has twenty seven dolls now. She gave cousin Ann two frog dolls last winter. Her brother broke one teddy bear. She also lost three koala dolls last Christmas. Her dad gave her a Barbie doll two days ago.

How many dolls does she have?

a)

21

b)

27

c)

22

d)

25

31.

which of the following is an even number

a)

2009

b)

2+0+0+9

c)

200-9

d)

200 x 9

e)

200 +9

32.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

33.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

34.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

35.

A kangaroo hops 2 kilometers in 3 minutes. At this rate:

How long does it take the kangaroo to travel 5 kilometers?

a)

1.5 minutes

b)

6 minutes

c)

7.5 minutes

d)

15 minutes

36.

Hay's mom has four children. Three of them are Winter, Summer, and Spring. Who is the last child?

a)

Fall

b)

Autumn

c)

Hay

d)

Dessert

37.

There is one in me. Two in a meeting. Three in an element. What is it?

a)

m

b)

t

c)

n

d)

e

38.

What number is higher than 4 but lower than 5?

a)

5.2

b)

4.0

c)

5.0

d)

4.3

39.

What is half of a half divided by two?

a)

3/4

b)

1/2

c)

1/3

d)

1/8

40.

If upper quartile is 6, then lower quartile is half of it. What is IQR?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

41.

To open this safe, you have to replace the question marks with the correct figures. You can find this figure by determining the pattern behind the numbers shown.

a)

0 and 9

b)

1 and 4

c)

3 and 8

d)

4 and 8

42.

Which number should replace the question mark to form accurate equations, knowing that three numbers are shown per row (i.e. two of the numbers form a two-digit number)?

(a)

43.

Add me to myself and multiply by 4. Divide me by 8 and you will have me once more. What number am I?

a)

any number

b)

all even number

c)

all odd numbers

d)

25

44.

There is a three digit number. The second digit is four times as big as the third digit, while the first digit is three less than the second digit. What is the number?

a)

234

b)

141

c)

575

d)

267

45.

How many 9's are there between 1 and 100?

a)

10

b)

99

c)

13

d)

20

46.

In two years I know, I'll be twice as old as five years ago, said Tom. How old is Tom?

a)

14

b)

10

c)

12

d)

8

47.

What is half of two plus two?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

6

48.

Mom and dad have four daughters, and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the family?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

4

d)

7

49.

If 1/2 of 5 is 3, then what is 1/3 of 10?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

8

d)

10

50.

Does a pound of gold or a pound of feathers weight more?

a)

feathers

b)

gold

51.

What 3 positive numbers give the same result when multiplied and added together?

a)

1, 3, and 4

b)

1, 2, and 3

c)

4, 5, and 6

d)

4,6, and 7

52.

A merchant can place 8 large boxes or 10 small boxes into a carton for shipping. In one shipment, he sent a total of 96 boxes. If there are more large boxes than small boxes, how many cartons did he ship?

a)

10 total cartons and 95 boxes

b)

12 total cartons and 45 boxes

c)

13 total cartons and 92 boxes

d)

11 total cartons and 96 boxes

53.

Three brothers live in a farm. They agreed to buy new seeds: Adam and Ben would go and Charlie stayed to protect fields. Ben bought 75 sacks of wheat in the market whereas Adam bought 45 sacks. At home, they split the sacks equally. Charlie had paid 1400 dollars for the wheat. How much dollars did Ben and Adam get of the sum, considering equal split of the sacks?

a)

Ben $1225, Adam $175

b)

Ben $1345, Adam $275

c)

Ben $870, Adam $125

d)

Ben $634, Adam $234

54.

Take a look at the figure. How triangles can you find?

a)

20

b)

25

c)

30

d)

35

55.

What is their wieght?

a)

27

b)

34

c)

39

d)

44

56.

What is the value?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

57.

How many circles contain the black dots?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

12

d)

14

58.

How many times does the digit 5 occur in the numbers from 1 to 100?

a)

18

b)

20

c)

22

d)

25

59.

There are 235 books. On Monday, 123 books are taken out. On Tuesday, 56 books are brought back. How many books are there now?

a)

178

b)

112

c)

291

d)

179

60.

How many total squares are there in all?

a)

10

b)

9

c)

12

d)

14

61.

How many triangles are there in total?

a)

16

b)

26

c)

17

d)

23

62.

On a planet far away in the galaxy, half of 10 is 6. If the same proportion holds true for all numbers, what is

\frac{1}{6}

th of 30?

a)

5

b)

3

c)

6

63.

Maria went to the store to buy a loaf of bread. She had 2 quarters, 4 dimes, 3 nickels and 2 pennies. The total cost was $0.82. She promised to have 1 coin left after the purchase. Which coin did she have left after buying the loaf?

a)

1 dime

b)

1 quarter

c)

1 nickel

d)

1 penny

64.

Jeff has $28.75. He bought 3 cookies @ $1.50 each, 5 newspapers @ $0.50 each, 5 flowers @ $1.25 each and used the rest to buy sunglasses. How much were the sunglasses?

a)

$25.50

b)

#32

c)

$15.50

65.

Eggs are $0.12 a dozen. How many eggs can you get for a dollar?

a)

100 eggs

b)

1 cent

c)

$1

66.

A duck got $9, a spider got $36, a bee got $27. Based off of this information, how much would a cat get?

a)

$72

b)

$18

c)

$4.50

67.

Find the missing number.

a)

2

b)

10

c)

0

d)

5

68.

Find the missing numbers.

a)

6 and 4

b)

1 and 7

c)

5 and 15

d)

0 and 8

69.

a)

8

b)

12

c)

6

d)

5

70.

Solve:

7 + 7 × 7 ÷ 7 − 7

a)

7

b)

14

c)

28

d)

49

71.

In a parking lot there are 10 rows. Each row has 16 spots. How many of us can park our cars in this parking lot?

a)

120

b)

160

c)

170

d)

100

72.

a)

The 3 is the wrong color

b)

mistake is misspelled

c)

The 3 is missing

d)

There are two THEs

73.

Select the correct number name of 245.

a)

Two forty five

b)

Two hundred forty five

c)

Two hundred five

d)

Two hundred fifty four

74.

The number which has 4 in the hundreds place, 6 in the tens place and 8 in the ones place.

a)

408

b)

486

c)

648

d)

468

75.

The number which has 5 in the tens place, 1 in the ones place, and 4 in the hundreds place.

a)

451

b)

514

c)

145

d)

541

76.

The expanded form of 346 is -

a)

3+4+6

b)

300+40+6

c)

3+40+6

d)

300+46

77.

618 > 168

a)

True

b)

False

78.

Add 415 + 238

a)

641

b)

635

c)

653

d)

603

79.

Subtract 284 - 123

a)

116

b)

161

c)

101

d)

110

80.

8 x 7 =

a)

65

b)

48

c)

63

d)

56

81.

20 ÷ 4 =

a)

5

b)

4

c)

6

d)

3

82.

171 is an ______ number.

a)

odd

b)

even

83.

234 is an ________ number.

a)

odd

b)

even

84.

Complete the series 927 , 928, ______, _______, _______.

a)

928, 929, 930.

b)

929, 920, 921.

c)

929, 930, 931.

d)

929, 940, 941

85.

You buy a magazine that costs $6.85, you have $9.00. What would your change be?

a)

$3.25

b)

$1.15

c)

$2.15

d)

$2.25

86.

In a bag of marbles there is 5 red marbles and 3 blue marbles. You and a friend take turns to take a marble out of the bag. Which colour marble is less likely to be drawn from the bag?

a)

Equal chance

b)

No chance

c)

Blue marble

d)

Red marble

87.

What is the name of animals that eat only plants?

a)

omnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

carnivore

88.

Who Lives In The Pineapple Under The Sea

a)

Squidward

b)

Spongebob

c)

Patrick

d)

Yellow Sponge

89.

What sweet food made by bees using nectar from flowers?

a)

honey

b)

nectar

c)

juice

d)

pollen

90.

265×5

(a)

MATH RIDDLES

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

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