NUMBER SENSE & OPERATIONS
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Riddles
100

Which is greater: 0.6 or 5/8?

What is 5/8?

100

This Pixar movie features a character named Lightning McQueen.

What is Cars?

100

Write the ratio 12 girls to 8 boys in simplest form.

What is 3:2?

100

This professional women’s basketball league in the United States was founded in 1996.

What is the WNBA?

100

What has hands but cannot clap?

What is a clock?

200

Find the value of:

18÷(3×2)18 ÷ (3 × 2)18÷(3×2) 

What is 3?

200

This video game lets players build and survive in a blocky world.

What is Minecraft?

200

If 4 notebooks cost $10, how much do 6 notebooks cost?

What is $15?

200

In international soccer, men and women play the same length matches. What is the total regulation time for a match, not including stoppage time?

What is 90 minutes?

200

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

What are footsteps?

300

40% of a number is 24. What is the number?

What is 60?

300

This Marvel character uses a hammer called Mjölnir.

Who is Thor?

300

A classroom has a ratio of 2 teachers for every 25 students. How many students are there if there are 6 teachers?

What is 75 students?

300

This NFL player has won the most Super Bowl championships by a player.

Answer: Who is Tom Brady?

300

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?

What is an echo?

400

Simplify: 3/4 + 5/6

What is 19/12 or 1 7/12?

400

This animated movie features emotions named Joy, Sadness, and Anger.

What is Inside Out?

400

A recipe uses flour and sugar in a 3:2 ratio. If you use 18 cups of flour, how many cups of sugar are needed?

What is 12 cups?

400

This NBA player holds the record for the most career points scored in NBA history.

Who is LeBron James?

400

A bus driver is going the wrong way down a one-way street. He passes the police, but they do not stop him. Why?

What is he is walking, not driving?

500

A jacket is originally $80. It is discounted 25%, then discounted another 10% off the new price. What is the final price?

What is $54?

500

This streaming service released Wednesday starring Jenna Ortega.

What is Netflix?

500

The ratio of boys to girls in a school is 7:9. There are 144 students total. How many boys are there?

What is 56 boys?

500

This women’s tennis player has won the most Grand Slam singles titles in history.

Who is Margaret Court?

500

I have one eye but cannot see.

What is a needle?