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MATH RIDDLES

1) I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I? ________________ ANSWER:

2) Using only addition, how do you add eight 8s and get the number 1000? ________________ ANSWER:

3) Which 3 numbers have the same answer whether theyre added or multiplied together? ________________ ANSWER:

4) There is a three digit number. The second digit is four times as big as the third digit, while the first digit is three less than the second digit. What is the number? ________________ ANSWER:

5) If you take 3 apples from a group of 5, how many do you have? ANSWER: ________________ 6) What weighs more? A pound of iron or a pund of feathers? ANSWER: ________________ 7) How many 9s are there between 1 and 100? ANSWER: ________________ 8) When asked how old he was, Abu replied, In 2 year, I will be twice as old as i was five years ago. How old is he? ________________ ANSWER:

9) Fill in the numbers 2 to 8, so that each line adds up to 15. You can use each number only once!