Mystery Math
Multiplication
Division
Fractions
Story Problems
100

What does the big hand on the clock represent?

MINUTES

100

What is 5,683 x 25?

142,075

100

What is 7,298 divided by 2?

3,649

100

1/3 + 4/9

7/9

100

Emma is planning a school event. She buys 6 packs of balloons with 8 balloons in each pack. Then 15 balloons pop before the event.

Question: How many balloons does Emma have left?

Answer:
6 × 8 = 48
48 − 15 = 33 balloons

200

Count the colors of a rainbow. What if the number of colors in a rainbow was quadrupled?

21

(Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet)

7x4=28 (quadrupled is times by 4)

200

What is 24 x 98?

2,352

200

What is 8,350 divided by 5?

1,670

200

1 4/5 + 8 9/10


SIMPLIFIED

10 7/10

200

Liam ate 3/8 of a pizza, and his friend ate 2/8 of the same pizza.

Question: How much of the pizza was eaten in total?

Answer:
3/8 + 2/8 = 5/8 of the pizza

300

My number has a 5 in the tenths place, a 2 in the tens place, and a 9 in the hundredths place.

20.59

300

What is 8,294 x 99?

821,106

300

What is 4,394 divided by 52?

84 R 26

300

What is 9 3/28 as an improper fraction?

255/28

300

A rectangular prism has a length of 5 cm, a width of 3 cm, and a height of 4 cm.

Question: What is the volume of the prism?

Answer:
5 × 3 × 4 = 60 cubic centimeters

400

What is the number of TOTAL students in our class multiplied by 5?

There are 20 students in our class. 20 x 5 is 100

400

What is 748,018 x 39?

29,172,702

400

9147 divided by 29

315 R 12

400

1/9 x 27?

SIMPLIFIED

3

27/9=3

400

A farmer plants 24 rows of corn with 36 plants in each row.

Question: How many corn plants are there in total?

Answer:
24 × 36 = 864 plants

500

What word does the 5th letter of the alphabet, 1st letter of the alphabet, 18th letter of the alphabet, 20th letter of the alphabet, and 8th letter of the alphabet in order spell?

EARTH

500

What is 937,103 x 73?

68,408,519

500

941,204 divided by 2

470,602

500

3 1/3 x 2 9/10

SIMPLIFIED

9 2/3

500

A water bottle holds 0.75 liters of water. Sarah drinks 0.3 liters.

Question: How much water is left in the bottle?

0.75 − 0.3 = 0.45 liters

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