Equations Equations
Word Problems
Define
What Number Am I?
Riddles
100
144
What is 12 x 12?
100
1,709
Brittany set a school record by jumping rope 3,618 times. Ashley is trying to tie her record. So far she has jumped 1,909 times. How many more times must she jump to tie Brittany’s record?
100
Close to an amount or value, but not exact.
Define estimate
100
28
I am a 2 digit number. My tens digit is smaller than my ones digit. I am a multiple of 7. My ones digit is 8.
100
Both would weigh the same - come on, a pound remains a pound, irrespective of the object!
What weighs more - a pound of iron or a pound of feathers?
200
∆=6
96 ÷ ∆ = 16. What is the value of ∆?
200
November 2nd
Today is October 8th Sally’s mother’s birthday is in 3 weeks and 4 days. When is her mother’s birthday?
200
A Prime Number can be divided evenly only by 1 or itself. And it must be a whole number greater than 1.
What is a prime number and what make it a prime number?
200
62
I am a two-digit number. My tens digit is 4 more than my ones digit. If you multiply me by 5, the estimated product is 300. What number am I?
200
Roosters don’t lay eggs!
If a rooster laid 13 eggs, and the farmer took 8 of them, and then another rooster laid 12 eggs and 4 of them were rotten, how many of the eggs were left?
300
3142
6284 ÷ 2 = ∆. What is the value of ∆?
300
1.85
Tim is saving up to buy a new toy car. So far he has 37 nickels in his piggy bank. How much money does he have so far?
300
A word, phrase, or number that reads the same from both directions; For example, noon and 636 are palindromes
Define palindrome
300
194
I am a three digit number. My tens digit is five more than my ones digit. My hundreds digit is eight less than my tens digit.
300
Because then it wouldn't be a nose any more it would become a foot! (12 inches and above - easy!)
Why is the longest human nose on record is only 11 inches long?
400
n=7
2x-4 =10 What is the value of n?
400
5
Mrs. Saunders class will have a party after lunch on Friday. Each of the 30 students in the class has chosen one party activity: 1/2 of the class chose outdoor relay races, 1/3 of the class chose indoor games, and the rest of the class chose to watch a movie. How many students in Mrs. Saunders class chose to watch a movie?
400
3.14159
What is the exact number of pi?
400
552
I am a 3 digit number. My tens digit is the same as my hundreds digit. My tens digit is 3 more than my ones digit. Both my hundreds digit and my ones digit are prime numbers.
400
Step 1) Take the rabbit to the other side Step 2) Go back and get the Fox and switch it with the Rabbit **The key here is that the carrots and the rabbit are not being left alone. Step 3) Take the carrots across. Step 4) Go back and get the rabbit
A farmer is trying to cross a river. He is taking with him a rabbit, carrots and a fox, and he has a small raft. He can only bring 1 item a time across the river because his raft can only fit the rabbit, the carrots or the fox. How does he cross the river?
500
12
At a party, everyone shook hands with everybody else. There were 66 handshakes. How many people were at the party?
500
A letter, in italics, that is used to represent a number in an equation, or a set of numbers in a pattern
Define variable
500
393
I am a three-digit number. My hundreds digit is the same as my ones digit. My tens digit is a multiple of 3 but not a multiple of 2. If you multiply me by 4, the estimated product is 1,600. What number am I?
500
Today is Jan. 1st. Yesterday Dec. 31 was Judy’s 8th birthday. On Dec. 30 she was still 7. This year she will turn 9 and next year she’ll turn 10.
The day before yesterday Judy was 7 years olds. Next year she will turn 10. How is this possible?