Riddles and Fun Facts
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
Convert 45% to a decimal
0.45
What is the inverse of multiplication?
division
Jim earns 5% commission on every reem of paper he sells. How much does he earn for selling $45 worth of paper?
$2.25
What is you favorite book, movie, or video game?
Answers vary
What has hands but can’t clap?
A clock
what is 35% of 220
77
(5)(2) = ?
10
Jonathan buys a gallon of ice cream. The ice cream is on sale for 15% off the original price. The original price of the ice cream is $14.00. What is the discounted price of the ice cream?
$11.90
I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?
Seven
Payton earns 3% commission on every house they sell. How much commission do they earn for selling a house for $350,645.00?
$10,519.35
500x = 3000
x = 6
What three numbers give the same answer when added together or multiplied together?
1, 2, and 3. 1+2+3=6 and 1×2×3=6.
Morgan buys a cake and pays 2.5% in tax. The amount of tax they pay is $4.75. What is the price of the cake before tax?
$190
I am a number you get when you multiply any number by zero. What number am I?
zero
A pack of markers originally priced at $7.25 is discounted by 4%. What is the discounted price of 1 pack of markers?
$6.96
138 = 25x
5.52
Shi-Ming buys a notebook and a pen.
The notebook is on sale for 40% off the original price.
The pen is on sale for 20% off the original price.
The original price of the notebook is $11.30.
The original price of the pen is $25.00.
What is the total discounted price of the notebook and the pen?
$26.78