Riddles
It goes up and down the stairs without moving.
Carpet
If you divide thirty by half and add ten, what do you get?
70
What is the unit rate of $52.50 in 7 hours?
What is $7.50/hr
The ratio of 10 apples to 45 mangos
2 to 9
The product of two negative numbers
Positive
What has a hand, but is not flesh, bone, or blood?
Clock
A word I know, Six letters it contains. Subtracting just one, and twelve is what remains.
Dozens
Unit rate of 9 bull's eyes to 117 throws
13 throws/bull's eyes
The ratio of 98 homes in 100 have TVs
49 to 50
The distance from zero
Absolute value
The more there is the less you see.
Darkness
X is an odd number. Take an alphabet away from X and it becomes even. Which is that number?
Seven (Seven-S=Even)
Unit rate of 416 miles in 8 hours
52 miles/hr
The ratio for 26 7th grade boys to 30 8th grade boys
13 to 15
Determine the value of w
3 - w = 10
w = -7
You hear me once, you heard me again, and then I die until I am called again.
Echo
If you multiply this number by any other number, the answer will always be the same. What number is this?
Zero
12 oz can of juice for $1.08 or 20 oz can of the same juice for $2.20. Which is the better buy? Why?
12 oz unit rate is $.09/oz The 20 oz unit rate is $.11/oz 12 oz is better buy
Ratio of 32 out of 40 written 3 ways
4/5
4:5
4 to 5
Determine the value of m
-12m = -156
m = 13
Creeping on its belly, curled into a ring. Eyes forever open, beware its lethal sting.
Snake
How can you take 2 from 5 and leave 4?
Hint:
(Something with the words and the answer is a word)
F I V E
What is the best buy?
6 shirts for $25.50
4 shirts for $18.00
5 shirts for $21.00
5 shirts for $21 - $4.20/1 shirt
6 shirts - $4.25/1 shirt
4 shirts - $4.50/1shirt
7th gr boys:26
7th gr girls: 34
8th gr boys: 30
8th gr girls: 22
What is the ratio of girls to all students
1 to 2
The sum of a number and its opposite multiplied by negative five
0