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Y6 ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ Maths Riddles ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ

Hi Year 6, I hope you are safe and well. I know you have been working really hard so I thought I would set you a few riddles to have a go at for fun. I hope you can solve them. I will reveal the answers at the end of the week so that everyone can have a go. Have fun and I look forward to your answers.

Riddle 1

How can you add eight 8’s to get the number 1,000? (only use addition).

Riddle 2

Two Fathers and Two Sons Riddle Two fathers and two sons sat down to eat eggs for breakfast. They ate exactly three eggs, each person had an egg. The riddle is for you to explain how.

Riddle 3

Digit Frequency

Part I. What digit is the most frequent between the numbers 1 and 1,000 (inclusive)? To solve this riddle you don’t want to manually do all of the math but rather try to figure out a pattern.

Riddle 4

The Merchant

A merchant can place 8 large boxes or 10 small boxes into a carton for shipping. In one shipment, he sent a total of 96 boxes. If there are more large boxes than small boxes, how many cartons did he ship?

Riddle 5

Crossing the River

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 either the rabbit, the carrots or the fox. How does he cross the river. (You can assume that the fox does not eat the rabbit if the man is present, you can also assume that the fox and the rabbit are not trying to escape and run away).

Riddle 6

Three Brothers on a Farm

Three brothers live in a farm. They agreed to buy new seeds: Adam and Ben would go and Charlie stayed to protect fields. Ben bought 75 sacks of wheat in the market whereas Adam bought 45 sacks. At home, they split the sacks equally. Charlie had paid 1400 dollars for the wheat. How much dollars did Ben and Adam get of the sum, considering equal split of the sacks?

Riddle 7

If 9999 = 4, 8888 = 8, 1816 = 6, 1212 = 0, then 1919 =

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  1. Sariya H.

    1. 888+88+8+8+8=1000
    2. The grandfather, the father, and the son.
    3.1
    4.11
    5. First, you take the rabbit, then the fox. You then take the rabbit back then you get the carrots. After you get the rabbit.

  2. Inaaya H.

    1.888+88+8+8+8=1000
    2. A grandfather , a father and a son = 2 fathers and 2 done
    3.1
    4.11
    5.The merchant shipped 12 cartons.
    6.Take the rabbit first then the fox then take the rabbit back and the carrots.

    1. Inaaya H.

      I mean 2 sons.

      1. Mrs Janjua

        Well done Inaayah

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