ADDITION

SUBTRACTION

RIDDLES

CONFUSION

MULTIPLICATION

100

456+76+4

536

100

87-54

33

100

When Grant was 8, his brother was half his age. Now, Grant is 14. How old is his brother?

His brother is 10. Half of 8 is 4, so Grant’s brother is 4 years younger. This means when Grant is 14, his brother is still 4 years younger, so he’s 10.

100

How many letters are in the alphabet?

26

100

55x3

165

200

63+987+47

1097

200

245-59

186

200

Liam was 11 the day before yesterday, and next year he’ll turn 14. How is this possible?

Today is January 1st, and Liam’s birthday is December 31st. Liam was 11 the day before yesterday (December 30th), then turned 12 the next day. This year on December 31st he’ll turn 13, so next year he’ll turn 14.

200

How many months have at least 30 days?

11

200

98x4

392

300

33+33

66

300

543-246-22

275

300

There are 3 apples in the basket and you take away 2. How many apples do you have now?

You have 2 apples. You took away 2 apples and left 1 in the basket.

300

How many weeks does a year have?

52

300

11x19

209

400

4.27+22.34

26.61

400

444-321-21

102

400

Zoey has a very big family. She has 20 aunts, 20 uncles and 50 cousins. Each of her cousins has an aunt who is not Zoey’s aunt. How is this possible?

Their aunt is Zoey’s mom!

400

How many summer days are there? (Between 75-100)

93

400

67x8

536

500

564.36+231.16

795.52

500

600-500-100

0
500

What can you put between 7 and 8, to make the result greater than 7, but less than 8?

A decimal point. Your result would be 7.8, which is between 7 and 8.

500

New York's MAIN area code?

212

500

What times what equals 0?

Any number multiplied by 0