Prime, Composite or Neither
87
Composite
5 squared
25.
5 + 7 x 4
33.
Jason’s dad couldn’t keep his son from playing video games. To keep Jason from playing video games all the time, the dad grabbed a hammer and solved the problem. Now he can play video games but Jason cannot. What did the dad do?
Answer: The dad built a shelf out of Jason’s reach and put the video game console up there. The dad can still reach it to play but Jason cannot.
x + 6 = 24
18.
A man is sentenced to death. He has to choose from three rooms to receive his punishment. The first room has a firing squad with guns loaded. The second room has a blazing fire. The third room is full of tigers that haven’t eaten for six months. Which room should he choose?
Answer: The room of tigers. If the tigers haven’t eaten in six months, they’re dead.
4 to the 4th power
256.
2 x 4 squared - 3
29.
2a + b
19.
x - 8 = 16
24.
1
neither.
7 cubed
343.
While walking across a large open field, you come across a woman that has died very suddenly, unexpectedly, and only a very short time ago. You look around but there is no one and nothing except for an unopened package next to the woman. How did she die?
Answer: The unopened package was the woman’s parachute.
ab
45.
x squared + 14 = 50
6.
73
prime.
5 to the 5th power
3125.
4 x 3 + 12 / 2
18.
10a + a squared - b
66.
Three kids enter a room, but only two walkout. The room is empty. Where is the third kid?
Answer: The third kid uses a wheelchair, so they roll out of the room instead of walking out.
1323
composite.
A man opened a door, screamed, and then was found dead a few minutes later. No gunshots were heard in the area. What happened to him?
Answer: He was on an airplane and opened the door while the plane was in flight, falling to his death.
28 - 13 x 2 + 1
3.
ab / 9 + 12
17
2 (x) cubed - 18 = 110
4.