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MATH RIDDLES
Farmer Brown came to town with some watermelons.
He sold half of them plus half a watermelon and found
that he had one whole watermelon left. How many
watermelons did he take to town?
When asked how old she was, Suzie replied "in two
years I will be twice as old as I was five years ago".
How old is she?
Jenna wrote all the numbers from 300 to 400 on a
piece of paper. How many times did she write the
digit 3?
I am four times as old as my daughter. In 20 years
time, I shall be twice as old as her. How old is she
now?
If 5 cats catch 5 mice in 5 minutes, how long will it
take one cat to catch a mouse?
ANSWERS:
1st question- 3 watermelons
2nd question- 12 years old
3rd question- 120 times
4th question- 10 years old
5th question- 5 minutes

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Math riddles

  • 2. Farmer Brown came to town with some watermelons. He sold half of them plus half a watermelon and found that he had one whole watermelon left. How many watermelons did he take to town?
  • 3. When asked how old she was, Suzie replied "in two years I will be twice as old as I was five years ago". How old is she?
  • 4. Jenna wrote all the numbers from 300 to 400 on a piece of paper. How many times did she write the digit 3?
  • 5. I am four times as old as my daughter. In 20 years time, I shall be twice as old as her. How old is she now?
  • 6. If 5 cats catch 5 mice in 5 minutes, how long will it take one cat to catch a mouse?
  • 7. ANSWERS: 1st question- 3 watermelons 2nd question- 12 years old 3rd question- 120 times 4th question- 10 years old 5th question- 5 minutes