The Mystery of Roger’s Fedora

It’s the night before the Wimbledon final and Roger, the favourite for the title, has lost his
lucky fedora!
He left it in his locker, which he made sure he locked carefully before he went back to his
hotel. Somebody had clearly broken into it to steal the treasured hat!
He suspects it might be his opponent, Nohat Djokovic, who has taken it; however, a police
search found nothing. It must be somebody else!
Your task is to help Roger find his fedora and ensure the culprit is caught.

Evaluate each part to find what was used to break into Roger’s locker.

Evaluate 52 Evaluate 43 Evaluate 16

Evaluate 121 Evaluate 33 + 25 Evaluate ( 3 )2

Add together all the answers.

If your answer is:
• 159 then the weapon is a bowl of strawberries and cream.
• 166 then the weapon is a shoelace.
• 172 then the weapon is a tennis racket.
• 174 then the weapon is a champagne bottle.

Simplify each answer to find the name of the criminal.

Each box contains three statements. The criminal made three mistakes. Make sure you
correct any mistakes you find!

The ball boy says: The umpire says:

• a3 × a7 = a21 • 4a3 × 2a5 = 6a8
• b7 ÷ b3 = b4 • 10b5 ÷ 2b-4 = 5b9
• (c3)2 = c6 • (2c5)2 = 4c10

The ball girl says: The line judge says:

• a5 × a9 = a13 • 5a4 × 3a6 = 8a24
• b4 ÷ b-2 = b2 • 12b4 ÷ 4b-4 = 3
• (c5)4 = c20 • (2c4)3 = 6c7

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 The Mystery of Roger’s Fedora

Find the missing numbers to find when the fedora was taken.

Evaluate this expression to get the day:

2
10 + 83

Evaluate this number. The numerator is the month:

(254 )
3
2

Evaluate this number. The denominator is the time (using 24-hour clock):

( )
8
27
-43

Write as a single power of 2 to find where the fedora is hidden.

If the index is:

• 27
4 then the fedora is hidden in Richmond Park.
• 27
2 then the fedora is hidden in New Wimbledon Theatre.
• 18 then the fedora is hidden in Court 22.

Write as a single power of 2:

84 × ( 2 )3

Answer:

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