Riddles A
A woman is sitting in her hotel room when there is a knock at the door. She opens the door to find a man whom she has never seen before. The man said "oh I'm sorry, I thought this was my room." He then went down the hallway and took the elevator. The woman went back into her room and phoned security. Why?
YOU DON'T KNOCK ON THE DOOR OF YOUR OWN ROOM.
Solve using any strategy. 35 x 44
1,540
Write a numerical expression for the following problem.
Four players share 52 cards equally.
52 / 4
Evaluate using PEMDAS. 12 + 45 / 9
17
Evaluate using PEMDAS.
[(4 x 5) - (10 / 5)] + 6
24
Mr. Red lives in the red house. Mr. Blue lives in the blue house. Mrs. Pink lives in the pink house. Who lives in the white house?
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN
A bus driver goes the wrong way on a one way street. He passes the cops but they don't stop him. Why?
BECAUSE HE WAS WALKING
Solve using any strategy: 89 x 67
5,963
Write a numerical expression for the following problem.
Kimmy picks up 14 shells for her collection while walking on the beach. She realizes some of them are broken so she drops 7. Then she finds 8 more.
(14 - 7) + 8
Evaluate using PEMDAS. 9 - ( 3 x 2 ) + 10
13
Evaluate using PEMDAS. [(3 x 6) + (2 x 1)] / 10
2
If you have me you want to share me, if you share me you won't have me. What am I?
A SECRET
Spelled forwards I'm what you do everyday, spelled backwards I'm something you hate. What am I?
LIVE/EVIL
Solve using any strategy: 532 x 71
37,772
Write a numerical expression for the following problem.
Samuel bought 12 glow-in-the-dark markers. He gave 3 to his sister and 3 to his brother.
12 - (3 + 3)
Evaluate using PEMDAS. 4 x 25 - 100 / 5
80
Evaluate using PEMDAS.
30 / [(19 - 11) - (9 - 7)]
5
If I eat, I am fine. If I drink, I die. What am I?
FIRE
I am only one color, but not one size, stuck at the bottom, yet easily I fly. Present in the sun, but not in the rain, I do no harm and feel no pain. What am I?
a SHADOW
Solve using any strategy: 579 x 94
54,426
Write a numerical expression for the following problem.
Eddie had $50. He then worked 8 hours for $6 each hour.
$50 + (8 x $6)
Evaluate using PEMDAS. 26 - (67 - 12) / 5
15
Evaluate using PEMDAS.
124 - [(100 - 7) + (16 - 9)]
24
I'm tall when I'm young and short when I'm old. What am I?
a CANDLE
When I take five and add six, I get eleven, but when I take six and add seven, I get one. What am I?
a CLOCK
Solve using any strategy: 3,457 x 86
297,302
Write a numerical expression for the following problem.
Stacey has $30 to spend on Amazon. She spends $20 on books and $8 on a set of markers.
$30 - ($20 + $8)
Evaluate using PEMDAS. (5 + 48) - 3 x 7 + 2
34
Evaluate using PEMDAS. 10 x [(85 + 3) - (11 x 2)]
660
The more you have of it, the less you see.
Darkness