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Math Riddles: Set 1

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  1. Eli has 5 apples and finds 8 more. How many apples does Eli have now?

     

  2. There are 28 acorns in a box and 9 are taken out. How many acorns are left?

     

  3. Sam puts 5 pumpkins in each of 6 boxes. How many pumpkins is that altogether?

     

  4. 18 squirrels are shared equally among 3 friends. How many squirrels does each friend get?

     

  5. Ida gets 4 scarecrows on Monday and 8 scarecrows on Tuesday, then gives away 2. How many scarecrows are left?

     

  6. Mia has 6 autumn leaves. Noah has twice as many. How many autumn leaves do they have together?

     

  7. Half of the 12 apples on the table are taken away. How many apples are left on the table?

     

  8. One acorn costs 3 dollars. How many dollars do 5 acorns cost?

     

  9. Zoe has 18 pumpkins and Ben has 3. How many more pumpkins does Zoe have?

     

  10. Max counts squirrels in a pattern: 1, 4, 7, 10. How many squirrels come next?

     

  11. Ava makes 5 rows of 2 scarecrows and adds 5 more at the end. How many scarecrows are there in all?

     

  12. Lily has 9 autumn leaves and finds 5 more. How many autumn leaves does Lily have now?

     

  13. There are 16 apples in a box and 8 are taken out. How many apples are left?

     

  14. Kai puts 9 acorns in each of 6 boxes. How many acorns is that altogether?

     

  15. 8 pumpkins are shared equally among 4 friends. How many pumpkins does each friend get?

     

  16. Leo gets 5 squirrels on Monday and 6 squirrels on Tuesday, then gives away 5. How many squirrels are left?

     

  17. Ida has 3 scarecrows. Mia has twice as many. How many scarecrows do they have together?

     

  18. Half of the 28 autumn leaves on the table are taken away. How many autumn leaves are left on the table?

     

  19. One apple costs 4 dollars. How many dollars do 3 apples cost?

     

  20. Omar has 17 acorns and Zoe has 5. How many more acorns does Omar have?

     

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Answer key: Math Riddles, Set 1

  1. 13 apples.
  2. 19 acorns.
  3. 30 pumpkins.
  4. 6 squirrels.
  5. 10 scarecrows.
  6. 18 autumn leaves.
  7. 6 apples.
  8. 15 dollars.
  9. 15 more.
  10. 13 squirrels.
  11. 15 scarecrows.
  12. 14 autumn leaves.
  13. 8 apples.
  14. 54 acorns.
  15. 2 pumpkins.
  16. 6 squirrels.
  17. 9 scarecrows.
  18. 14 autumn leaves.
  19. 12 dollars.
  20. 12 more.

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