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Maths Riddles
1) If you place 2 popsicles on a table, and then you tell a
friend to add 3 more popsicles to make 8, how can he do so?

Hint: Roman Numerals

2) When Mitch was 6 years old, his little sister, Lisa, was
half his age. If Mitch is 40 years old today, how old is Lisa?

Hint: Don't Think Too Hard

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3) You are given 3 positive numbers. You can add these
numbers and multiply them together. The result you get will
be the same. Which are the numbers?

Hint: Don't Think Too Hard

4) What can you put between a 7 and an 8 so that the result

is greater than a seven, but less than an eight?

Hint: Don't Think Too Hard

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5) What number do you get when you multiply
all of the numbers on a calculator?

Hint: Don't Think Too Hard

6) You go to the doctor because you are ill, and he gives

you three pills and tells you to take them every half hour.
How long do the pills last you?

Hint: Don't Think Too Hard

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7) You are told that an Apple is 20 cents, a Banana is 40
cents, a Cherry is 80 cents. How much is a Durian?

Hint: Find Relationship between First Letter and Cost of

Fruit
8) A man dies of old age on his 25th birthday, how is
this possible?

Hint: Think about what happens every 4 years

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9) How can you arrange four nines to make a 100?

Hint: Think about addition and division

10) If you're 8 feet away from a door and with each
move you cover half the distance to the door. How
many moves will it take to reach the door?

Hint: Think about the Maths

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11) There are several books on a bookshelf. If one book is the
4th from the left and 6th from the right, how many books are on
the shelf?

Hint: Draw out the scenario

12) Harry is 54 years old, and his mother, Anna, is 80. How
many years ago was Anna three times the age of her son Harry?

Hint: Write out the maths

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