Simplifying Fractions
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Riddles
Ratios
100
16/32
1/2
100

A square has one side measuring 5 meters. What is its area? Remember about the units in your answer!

25 m2

100

A 12 ml container of soda has 180 calories. How many calories are in one ml of the soda?

15 calories

100

I am a shape, so perfect and round,
No sides or corners can be found.
What am I?

A circle

100
If there are 6 boys and 3 girls, what is the ratio of girls to boys in lowest form?
1:2
200
60/144
5/12
200

A triangle has a base of 6 cm and a height of 9 cm. What is its area? Remember about the units in your answer!

27 in2

200

What is another name for the longest side of a right triangle?

The hypotenuse

200

Jessica’s father had 5 children:
Mark, Helen, Justin, Arnold, and…?
What is the fifth child’s name?

Jessica

200
Simplify: 16:4
4:1
300
4/12
1/3
300

What is the area of a rectangle whose given side lengths are 8 cm and 12 cm? Remember about the units in your answer!

96 cm2

300
I have 1 right angle, 2 other equal angles always of 45°, and 2 equal sides
Isosceles triangle
300

I represent a part of a whole,
Split into pieces, that’s my role.
What am I?

A fraction

300
Solve for x to make these proportional: 5/6 = x/36
x = 30
400
3/39
1/13
400

A rectangle has a perimeter of 50 cm. If one of its longer sides is 20 cm, what is the length of its shorter side?

5 cm

400
A 180 degree angle is called a ________ angle.
Straight
400

John has five sisters, each with one brother,
Sisters and a brother, let’s make the call,
What’s the total number of children in all?

6 children

400
Simplify: 144:60
12:5
500
180/240
3/4
500

A triangle has an area of 20 cm2. If its base is 10 cm, what is its height?

4 cm

500
Angles that adding up to a total of 90°
Complementary Angles
500

Two mothers and two daughters went to the show,
Bought only three tickets, how could that be so?
Three was enough, no need for more,
How could it be, tell me…go!

There were three people: a grandmother, her daughter, and her granddaughter.

500
Last week Bill earned $210 for a 30-hour week. What was his pay rate? What would he have earned for a 40-hour week?
Pay rate = $7/hour In a 40-hour week Bill would have earned $280.
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