Logical Reasoning
Math Detective
Add & Subtract
Multiply & Divide
In the Right Place
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Kristen baked 36 muffins. Some were banana-nut, and some were blueberry. She baked 6 more banana-nut muffins than blueberry muffins. How many of each kind of muffin did Kristin bake?
Kristen baked 15 blueberry muffins and 21 banana-nut muffins
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The sum of two numbers is 50. Their difference is 2. What are the two numbers?
24 and 26
100
What mystery number will make this equation true? 9.4-2.6=____ - 2.1
8.9
100
What is the mystery product? 16 x 15
240
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What is the greatest off number you can make using all of the following digits? 4 5 1 6 0 9
965,401
200
Grandma baked 48 cookies. She gave half to her neighbor. Then she gave half of what was left to our family. How many cookies does Grandma have now?
12 cookies
200
It takes Ginny 2 minutes to write a sentence using one of her spelling words. If she has to write 22 sentences, how long will it take her to complete the assignment?
44 minutes
200
Brianna has 231 dimes. Sumiko has 197 dimes. Wes has 286 dimes. How many dimes do they have in all?
714 dimes
200
Carter has $40.20 in dimes. How many dimes does he have?
402 dimes
200
Which digit tells you how many hundredths there are in 61.082?
8
300
A product of two numbers is between 50 and 60. One number is 3 more than the other number. What are the numbers and their product?
The numbers are 6 and 9 and the product is 54.
300
The prodcut of two numbers is 81. Their difference is zero. What are the two numbers?
The two numbers are both 9.
300
In the first three days of the cookie selling contest, Yolanda had sold 274 boxes of cookies. At the end of the fourth day, she had sold a total of 306 boxes. How many boxes did she sell on the fourth day?
32
300
Luis is putting 432 flowers in 12 vases. He wants to put the same number of flowers in each case. How many flowers should Luis put in each vase?
36 flowers
300
Lucy swam laps in the pool. Her first lap took her 34.502 seconds. Her second lap took her 34.586 seconds. Her third lap took her 36.408 seconds. Which lap was her fastest?
The first lap
400
The lunch choices in the school cafeteria are a grilled cheese or turkey sandwich with either an orange, an apple, or a banana, and either milk or juice. How many possible combinations can a student make from these choices?
12
400
Four friends want to play miniature golf. Together, they have $14.00 to spend. Each round of golf costs $1.50 per person. How many rounds of golf can each person play? How much money will they have left over?
They can each play 2 rounds of golf. They will have $2.00 left over.
400
The baker baked 624 donuts. By the end of the day, he had sold all but 36 donuts. How many donuts did he sell?
588
400
Lily have 25 beads to each of her 8 friends so that they could make beaded bracelets. How many beads did Lily give to her friends?
200 beads
400
How many digits are in the number thirteen million, sixty-two thousand, one hundred fourteen?
8 digits 13,062,114
500
Jasmine has a coin and a number cube with numbers 1-6. If she flips the coin, then rolls the number cube, what is the probability that the coin will land on heads and that she will roll a 2?
2 x 6 = 12 outcomes The probability of heads and 2 is 1/12
500
A shoe store uses 4 storage shelves for every 28 pairs of shoes. If 140 pairs of shoes are to be stored, how many shelves will be used?
20
500
What mystery number will make this equation true? 7.2 - 2.8 = 1.3 + ____
3.1
500
Is the answer in Problem A greater than, less than, or equal to the answer in Problem B? A. (3 x 8) B. (7 x 8) _____ ______ 6 14
A = 4 B = 4 They are equal to each other
500
What is the smallest even number you can make using all of the following digits? 3 6 9 2 8 4
234,698
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