Riddles
What goes up but never come's down?
I’m a number. Multiply me by 3 and subtract 4 to get 20. What am I?
8.
84 ÷ 6 + 7 =?
21.
(84÷6 = 14, 14 + 7 = 21).
A GAA team scores 3 goals and 7 points. How many total points?
16 points.
Solve: x − 4 = 9
x = 13.
I have cities but no houses, rivers but no water. What am I?
A Map.
I am a number. When you divide me by 3, the answer is 7 with no remainder.
21.
¾ of 32 = ?
24.
A class ratio is 9 boys : 11 girls. If there are 44 students total, how many boys?
18 boys.
Solve: 5x − 9 = 3x + 11
x=10.
A cowboy and his horse go into town on Tuesday and stay for one night. He returns on Friday, how?
The horses name was Friday.
I’m an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What am I?
Seven.
Which is bigger: 3² or 2³ ?
3².
A number is multiplied by 5, then 12 is subtracted, and the result is 48. Find the number.
12.
Write 0.376 as a fraction in simplest form.
3/8.
What word has letters but isn’t the alphabet?
A Post Office.
I’m a two-digit number. Reversing my digits makes a number that is 27 more than me.
36.
(63 is 27 more).
3.6 + 0.85 − 1.2 = ?
3.25.
What is bigger: 0.6 or ⅝ ?
⅝
Solve: 3x + 2 = 17
x = 5.
Two fathers and two sons go to a match.
They buy three tickets total.
How is this possible?
Grandfather, father, and a son.
I’m a number between 1 and 100. I’m divisible by 2, 3, and 5. What’s the smallest possible?
30.
A number is increased by 25% and becomes 80.
What was the original number?
64.
(80 ÷ 1.25 = 64).
Which is bigger: 7/12 or 3/5 ?
3/5.
A triangle has a base of 10 cm and a height of 6 cm.
Find its area.
30 cm².