Creatures
This creature has five times as many eyes as it has ears. It has twice as many ears as it has noses. The total number of eyes, ears, and noses this creature has is 26. How many eyes, ears, and noses does it have?
The creature has 2 noses, 4 ears and 20 eyes. 2x2=4 ears, 4x5=20 eyes and 2+4+20= 26
When Julia puts her marbles in a case, they fit exactly in rows of 6 with no marbles left over. When Julia and her 3 friends share the marbles equally, there are two marbles left over. When 3 friends share the marbles, everyone gets the same number with no marbles left over. How many marbles could be in Julia's collection?
Answer: Must be a multiple of both 6 and 3 and has a remainder of 2 when divided by 4. Possible answers are 6, 18,30,42, etc
It is a 2-digit number.
One of the digits is twice as much as the other.
It's a multiple of 8.
One of the factors is 3.
Mystery number could be
24 or 48
Repeating Pattern:
Circle, Circle,Heart, Triangle
What would the 50th shape be?
Circle
You buy 4 peppers and 7 carrots for 57 blue coins. All the peppers are the same price and all the carrots are the same price. How much could one pepper cost?
One pepper could cost 9 coins or 2 coins.
4x9=36
7x3=21
36+21=57 coins
or
4x2=8
7x7=49
49+8=57 coins
This creature has two times as many fingers as toes. It has ten times as many hairs as fingers. It needs at least 2 toes on each of its two feet for balance. How many fingers, toes, and hairs could it have?
Possible answer: the creature has 4 toes, 8 fingers and 80 hairs. 4x2=8 fingers and 8x10=80 hairs
Julia's brother gives her his marble collection. Julia's new collection of marbles still fits in the case in rows of 6 with no leftovers. Also, her marbles can be shared equally with no leftovers among 3 friends or among 4 friends. How many marbles could Julia's brother have given her?
The answer must be a multiple of 3,4 and 6 so the number of marbles in her new collection is a multiple of 12. 12,24,36,etc
It is a 2-digit number.
It is a multiple of 6.
One of its factors is 4.
Possible answers:
12,24,36,48, etc
Repeating Pattern:
Circle, Square, Triangle
What would the 36 shape be?
Triangle
You buy 10 pieces of fruit for 72 blue coins. You only buy apples and bananas. All apples are the same price and all bananas are the same price. How much could one apple cost?
Possible Solution:
Apple cost 6 coins
4x6=24
6x8=48
24+48=72 coins
4 apples+6bananas=10 pieces of fruit