Fractions Puzzle Sheets

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by Bob Hugel

Fractions Practice Puzzles © Bob Hugel, Scholastic Teaching Resources

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Riddle 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Identifying Fractions

Riddle 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Identifying Fractions

Riddle 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Writing Fractions

Riddle 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Writing Fractions

Riddle 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Identifying Fraction Vocabulary

Riddle 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Identifying Equivalent Fractions

Riddle 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Simplifying Fractions

Riddle 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Simplifying Fractions

Riddle 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Comparing Fractions

Riddle 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers

Riddle 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Converting Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions

Riddle 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Adding Fractions With Like Denominators



Riddle 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Subtracting Fractions With Like Denominators

Riddle 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Subtracting Fractions With Like Denominators

Riddle 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Adding Mixed Numbers With Like Denominators

Riddle 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Subtracting Mixed Numbers With Like Denominators

Riddle 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Adding Fractions With Unlike Denominators

Riddle 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Adding Fractions With Unlike Denominators

Riddle 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Subtracting Fractions With Unlike Denominators

Riddle 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Subtracting Fractions With Unlike Denominators

Riddle 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Adding & Subtracting Fractions With Unlike Denominators

Riddle 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Adding Mixed Numbers With Unlike Denominators

Riddle 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Subtracting Mixed Numbers With Unlike Denominators

Riddle 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Converting Fractions to Decimals

Riddle 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Converting Improper Fractions to Decimals

Riddle 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Comparing Fractions & Decimals

Riddle 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Converting Ratios to Fractions

Riddle 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Multiplying Fractions by Fractions

Riddle 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Multiplying Fractions by Fractions

Riddle 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Multiplying Fractions by Whole Numbers

Riddle 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Multiplying Fractions by Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers

Riddle 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Multiplying Mixed Numbers

Riddle 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Dividing Whole Numbers by Fractions

Riddle 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Dividing Fractions by Fractions

Riddle 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Dividing Fractions by Fractions

Riddle 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Dividing Fractions by Whole Numbers

Riddle 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Dividing Mixed Numbers

Riddle 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Solving Word Problems

Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Contents


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elcome to FunnyBoneBooks: Fractions Practice

Puzzles, a surefire way toget students excited about math.This book combines basic fractionproblems with loads of hilariousriddles guaranteed to get studentsrevved up for learning.

As you may know, one of the keys tohelping students learn successfully is tomake learning fun. That’s why each page of Fractions Practice Puzzles starts with an amusing riddle. Your students will be motivated to solve the fractions problems because the answers will help them find the rib-tickling solution to each riddle.

Along the way, your students will be drilled on several fractionskills, including adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions, computing with mixed numbers, simplifying fractions,and solving fraction word problems. We hope your students enjoyFractions Practice Puzzles and benefit from the skills presented inthis book.

By making learning about fractions enjoyable, we hope to reveala wonderful secret to your students—math is lots of fun!

Introduction

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2 4 8 7 9 5 6 1 3 10Let the ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.Riddle Answer

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What should you do when two snails start fighting?

What To DoFill in the blanks with the correct answer. Match each answer to a letter in the Key. Thenwrite the letter in the space above its problem number to find the answer to the riddle.

IDENTIFYING FRACTIONS

Riddle 1

NAME DATE

This pizza is divided into _____ equal slices.





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IDENTIFYING FRACTIONS

What did the egg do when it heard a joke?

What To DoAnswer the questions below. Match each answer to a letter in the Key. Then write the

letter in the space above its problem number to find the answer to the riddle.

NAME DATE

Riddle 2

6

3 7 5 6 2 8 4 1

Riddle Answer

1/8 . . . . . . . . O4/7 . . . . . . . . C3/8 . . . . . . . . D6/7 . . . . . . . . W6/9 . . . . . . . . K1/9 . . . . . . . . . R3/7 . . . . . . . . . E7/9 . . . . . . . . . S2/5 . . . . . . . . . E3/4 . . . . . . . . C2/3 . . . . . . . A1/2 . . . . . . . . D5/8 . . . . . . . . . R1/5 . . . . . . . . M3/5 . . . . . . . . . T5/6 . . . . . . . . A

I ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ up!

What fraction of the shapes are circles? _____

What fraction of the shapes are triangles? _____

What fraction of the shapes are shaded? _____

What fraction of the shapes haveonly three sides? _____

What fraction of the shapes arecircles and squares? _____

What fraction of the shapes arenot squares? _____

What fraction of the shapes are shaded? _____

What fraction of the shapes have no straight sides? _____

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What do you get froman angry shark?

What To DoWrite the fractions that correspond to the words below.

Match each fraction to a letter in the Key. Then write the letter in the space above its problem number to find the answer to the riddle.

WRITING FRACTIONS

Riddle 3

One-half = __________

One-third = __________

One-quarter = __________

One-sixth = __________

One-eighth = __________

1/5 . . . . . . . . . . W

1/4 . . . . . . . . . . Y

3/5 . . . . . . . . . . W

1/2 . . . . . . . . . . F

2/7 . . . . . . . . . . R

1/6 . . . . . . . . . . A

2/3 . . . . . . . . . . A

1/7 . . . . . . . . . . A

2/2 . . . . . . . . . . M

1/3 . . . . . . . . . . A

1/9 . . . . . . . . . . U

1/8 . . . . . . . . . . S

4/5 . . . . . . . . . . K

3/4 . . . . . . . . . . A

1/25 . . . . . . . . . E

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One-seventh = __________

Two-thirds = __________

Three-quarters = __________

Three-fifths = __________

Two-sevenths = __________

NAME DATE

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ s possible7 5 1 4 10 6 9 2 3 8

Riddle Answer


WRITING FRACTIONS

Which dance did thechicken refuse to do?

What To DoWrite the fractions that correspond to the words below.

Match each fraction to a letter in the Key. Then write the letter in the space above its problem number to find the answer to the riddle.

NAME DATE

Riddle 4

Five-sixths = __________

Seven-elevenths = _________

Nine-sixteenths = __________

Five-eighths = __________

Seven-ninths = __________

7/13 . . . . . . . . . . P

5/13 . . . . . . . . . . K

5/8 . . . . . . . . . . . T

9/16 . . . . . . . . . . H

1/4 . . . . . . . . . . . C

7/11 . . . . . . . . . . R

8/19 . . . . . . . . . . F

5/7 . . . . . . . . . . . L

5/14 . . . . . . . . . . T

12/13 . . . . . . . . . O

5/6 . . . . . . . . . . . E

6/15 . . . . . . . . . . O

7/8 . . . . . . . . . . . A

5/12 . . . . . . . . . . X

7/9 . . . . . . . . . . . T

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Five-fourteenths = __________

Five-twelfths = __________

Twelve-thirteenths = __________

Eight-nineteenths = __________

Six-fifteenths = __________

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Riddle Answer


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Why did the monsterneed a third sock?

What To DoAnswer the questions below. Match each answer to a letter in the Key. Then write the

letter in the space above its problem number to find the answer to the riddle.

IDENTIFYING FRACTION VOCABULARY

He grew a ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.10 8 5 1 7 6 9 2 3 4

Riddle Answer

Riddle 5

NAME DATE

1/2 . . . . . . . . . T

8 . . . . . . . . . L

7 . . . . . . . . O

1 . . . . . . . . K

3 . . . . . . . . O7/6 . . . . . . . . . F5/6 . . . . . . . . O

4 . . . . . . . . G

5 . . . . . . . . H

2 . . . . . . . . . Z

2 1/2 . . . . . . . E

3 1/6 . . . . . . . N

10 . . . . . . . . . T3/2 . . . . . . . . . R

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In the fraction , what is the numerator? _____

In the fraction , what is the denominator? _____

In the fraction , what is the numerator? _____

In the fraction , what is the denominator? _____

Which is the proper fraction?

Which is the improper fraction?

Which is the mixed number?

Which is the proper fraction?

Which is the improper fraction?

Which is the mixed number?

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Why was sixscared of seven?

What To DoIn each problem, circle the fraction that is NOT equivalent to the other fractions. Match each answer to a letter in the Key. Then write the letter in the space above

its problem number to find the answer to the riddle.

IDENTIFYING EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS

Riddle 6

1/2 . . . . . . . . . . . B

6/7 . . . . . . . . . . . V

4/5 . . . . . . . . . . . N

4/10 . . . . . . . . . . N

5/45 . . . . . . . . . . O

3/6 . . . . . . . . . . . I6/25 . . . . . . . . . . A

1/9 . . . . . . . . . . . V

1/6 . . . . . . . . . . . N

2/3 . . . . . . . . . . . E

5/2 . . . . . . . . . . . E

7/35 . . . . . . . . . . R

3/4 . . . . . . . . . . . E

1/4 . . . . . . . . . . . T

3/5 . . . . . . . . . . . S

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NAME DATE

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Because se ___ ___ ___ “___ ___ ___” ___ ___ ___ ___.7 1 5 8 3 9 10 2 4 6

Riddle Answer


Who won the racebetween the two ballsof string?

What To DoWrite the fractions below in simplest terms. Match each answer to a letter in the Key. Then

write the letter in the space above its problem number to find the answer to the riddle.

SIMPLIFYING FRACTIONS

Riddle 7

= _______

= _______

= _______

= _______

= _______

3/8 . . . . . . . . . . . D

2/3 . . . . . . . . . . . R

1/2 . . . . . . . . . . . E

4/7 . . . . . . . . . . . O

2/7 . . . . . . . . . . . T

1/6 . . . . . . . . . . . L

4/9 . . . . . . . . . . . E

3/5 . . . . . . . . . . . P

2/5 . . . . . . . . . . I1/8 . . . . . . . . . . . A

1/3 . . . . . . . . . . . W

1/4 . . . . . . . . . . . E

3/4 . . . . . . . . . . . E

5/6 . . . . . . . . . . . K

1/5 . . . . . . . . . . . Y

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NAME DATE

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= _______

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Riddle Answer

11Fractions Practice Puzzles © Bob Hugel, Scholastic Teaching Resources

SIMPLIFYING FRACTIONS

What kind of dog didthe vampire own?

What To DoWrite the fractions below in simplest terms. Match each answer to a letter in the Key. Then

write the letter in the space above its problem number to find the answer to the riddle.

NAME DATE

Riddle 8

12/23 . . . . . . . . . D

3/5 . . . . . . . . . . . N

2/5 . . . . . . . . . . . H

3/8 . . . . . . . . . . . M

12/27 . . . . . . . . . A

9/19 . . . . . . . . . . O

4/11 . . . . . . . . . . L

10/23 . . . . . . . . . I20/29 . . . . . . . . . O

4/5 . . . . . . . . . . . U

1/5 . . . . . . . . . . . C

5/7 . . . . . . . . . . . O

9/22 . . . . . . . . . . A

13/32 . . . . . . . . . B

1/2 . . . . . . . . . . . D

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Riddle Answer

= _______

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= _______

= _______

= _______

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If I have 5 apples in onehand and 6 apples in theother, what would I have?

What To DoCircle the correct answers below. Match each answer to a letter in the Key. Then write

the letter in the space above its problem number to find the answer to the riddle.

COMPARING FRACTIONS

Riddle 9

12/13 . . . . . . . . A

3/4 . . . . . . . . . . F

9/10 . . . . . . . . . H

1/3 . . . . . . . . . . W

1/2 . . . . . . . . . . O

5/6 . . . . . . . . . . B

24/40 . . . . . . . . N

25/70 . . . . . . . . G

4/15 . . . . . . . . . D

1/5 . . . . . . . . . . K

2/3 . . . . . . . . . . U

6/8 . . . . . . . . . . E

18/22 . . . . . . . . S

4/14 . . . . . . . . . T

2/7 . . . . . . . . . . I

NAME DATE

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T ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___1 7 2 6 9 4 3 10 8 5

Riddle Answer

Which fraction is greatest? Which fraction is the least?

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717

1640

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2570

1216

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78

1520

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910

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1213

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1822


Why is it hard to play sportsagainst a team of big cats?

What To Do

CONVERTING IMPROPER FRACTIONS TO MIXED NUMBERS

Riddle 10

= _______

= _______

= _______

= _______

= _______

2 1/7 . . . . . . . . . E

2 1/3 . . . . . . . . . C

3 8/9 . . . . . . . . . I

3 5/6 . . . . . . . . . A

1 1/3 . . . . . . . . . H

2 4/9 . . . . . . . . . O

1 2/3 . . . . . . . . . E

1 1/2 . . . . . . . . . B

1 5/8 . . . . . . . . . S

4 7/11 . . . . . . . . M

3 1/6 . . . . . . . . . P

4 3/11 . . . . . . . . T

7 1/5 . . . . . . . . . E

2 5/7 . . . . . . . . . R

1 3/5 . . . . . . . . . H

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NAME DATE

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= _______

= _______

= _______

= _______

= _______

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Riddle Answer

Rewrite the improper fractions below as mixed numbers. Write your answers in simplestterms. Match each answer to a letter in the Key. Then write the letter in the

space above its problem number to find the answer to the riddle.


Why did the henrun away?

What To Do

CONVERTING MIXED NUMBERS TO IMPROPER FRACTIONS

Riddle 11

= _______

= _______

= _______

= _______

= _______

18/3 . . . . . . . . . O

7/3 . . . . . . . . . . K

7/6 . . . . . . . . . . M

21/4 . . . . . . . . . S

20/3 . . . . . . . . . W

17/5 . . . . . . . . . C

35/4 . . . . . . . . . I18/7 . . . . . . . . . J

3/2 . . . . . . . . . . A

31/4 . . . . . . . . . N

23/5 . . . . . . . . . C

33/4 . . . . . . . . . U

19/2 . . . . . . . . . E

47/6 . . . . . . . . . H

50/4 . . . . . . . . . V

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= _______

= _______

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Riddle Answer

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Rewrite the mixed numbers below as improper fractions. Match each answer to a letter in the Key. Then write the letter in the space

above its problem number to find the answer to the riddle.


What does a lionlawyer study?

What To DoSolve the addition problems below. Write your answers in simplest terms. Match each answer to a letter in the Key. Then write the letter in the space


ADDING FRACTIONS WITH LIKE DENOMINATORS

Riddle 12

= _______

= _______

= _______

= _______

= _______

5/6 . . . . . . . . . . . J

7/8 . . . . . . . . . . . A

4/9 . . . . . . . . . . . H

1/2 . . . . . . . . . . . T

2/3 . . . . . . . . . . . N

6/7 . . . . . . . . . . . L

2 . . . . . . . . . . . . I4/5 . . . . . . . . . . . E

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . U

3/8 . . . . . . . . . . . B

3/4 . . . . . . . . . . . E

7/9 . . . . . . . . . . . G

2/5 . . . . . . . . . . . M

5/8 . . . . . . . . . . . F

2/7 . . . . . . . . . . . O

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NAME DATE

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Riddle Answer


Where do ghosts go swimming?


Riddle 13

1 7/15 . . . . . . . . A

1 3/8 . . . . . . . . . S

1 2/5 . . . . . . . . . A

1 2/3 . . . . . . . . . O

1 5/6 . . . . . . . . . N

1 1/11 . . . . . . . . D

1 1/4 . . . . . . . . . E

1 1/6 . . . . . . . . . E

1 3/4 . . . . . . . . . G

1 1/2 . . . . . . . . . H

1 1/3 . . . . . . . . . D

1 5/8 . . . . . . . . . I

1 4/5 . . . . . . . . . M

1 4/9 . . . . . . . . . E

1 7/9 . . . . . . . . . T

NAME DATE

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Riddle Answer

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How do you stop a rhinoceros from charging?


Riddle 14

1 2/3 . . . . . . . . . L

1 13/24 . . . . . . . I

1 5/8 . . . . . . . . . K

1 1/18 . . . . . . . . D

1 1/4 . . . . . . . . . T

1 4/27 . . . . . . . . E

1 6/39 . . . . . . . . O

1 17/23 . . . . . . . W

1 29/45 . . . . . . . S

1 1/2 . . . . . . . . . M

1 3/5 . . . . . . . . . R

1 7/19 . . . . . . . . D

1 . . . . . . . . . . R

1 13/35 . . . . . . . C

1 1/21 . . . . . . . . A

NAME DATE

18

Take away its c ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.6 4 7 2 9 3 10 1 5 8

Riddle Answer



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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1115

1724

2835

2227

736

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+

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2340

1819

3245

2752

2663

1315

2024

2035

27

3136

1740

819

4245

3852

4063

9


Why didn’t the dogwant to play ball?

What To Do

SUBTRACTING FRACTIONS WITH LIKE DENOMINATORS

Riddle 15

3/7 . . . . . . . . . . . O

4/7 . . . . . . . . . . . I1/5 . . . . . . . . . . . B

1/8 . . . . . . . . . . . X

1/4 . . . . . . . . . . . S

1/2 . . . . . . . . . . . W

3/5 . . . . . . . . . . . D

3/8 . . . . . . . . . . . T

1/9 . . . . . . . . . . . W

2/7 . . . . . . . . . . . E

2/5 . . . . . . . . . . . A

7/8 . . . . . . . . . . . C

1/3 . . . . . . . . . . . R

2/9 . . . . . . . . . . . U

1/6 . . . . . . . . . . . A

NAME DATE

I ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.2 7 3 1 10 5 6 8 9 4

Riddle Answer

19

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

34

78

35

56

45

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–

–

–

–

–

–

–

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–

47

39

68

57

36

24

48

15

36

35

17

9

58

37

26

Solve the subtraction problems below. Write your answers in simplest terms. Match each answer to a letter in the Key. Then write the letter in the space


2


Where did the monster gowhen she lost her hand?

SUBTRACTING FRACTIONS WITH LIKE DENOMINATORS

Riddle 16

2/5 . . . . . . . . . . . N

8/17 . . . . . . . . . . R

1/6 . . . . . . . . . . . D

2/3 . . . . . . . . . . . N

1/2 . . . . . . . . . . . K

4/9 . . . . . . . . . . . O

3/8 . . . . . . . . . . . A

3/25 . . . . . . . . . . S

7/17 . . . . . . . . . . H

1/5 . . . . . . . . . . . Q

9/20 . . . . . . . . . . P

2/9 . . . . . . . . . . . I7/13 . . . . . . . . . . H

1/3 . . . . . . . . . . . V

3/5 . . . . . . . . . . . D

NAME DATE

20

A seco ___ ___ – ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___7 2 6 4 1 9 5 8 10 3

Riddle Answer

What To Do

= _______

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= _______

= _______

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

89

1315

1820

2032

2325

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–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3034

2140

3852

1218

4045

29

415

920

832

2025

1634

540

1052

918

2045




What is big, gray, and flies straight up?

ADDING MIXED NUMBERS WITH LIKE DENOMINATORS

Riddle 17

11 1/8 . . . . . . . . L

6 2/3 . . . . . . . . . E

2 . . . . . . . . . . . . U

16 . . . . . . . . . . . M

5 4/9 . . . . . . . . . E

4 . . . . . . . . . . . . T

14 1/3 . . . . . . . . N

3 . . . . . . . . . . . . O

10 1/7 . . . . . . . . C

15 . . . . . . . . . . . K

8 2/3 . . . . . . . . . P

6 1/8 . . . . . . . . . E

12 . . . . . . . . . . . D

7 4/5 . . . . . . . . . R

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . C

NAME DATE

A ___ ‘___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___7 4 8 10 6 1 3 2 9 5

Riddle Answer

21

What To Do

= _______

= _______

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= _______

= _______

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

12

14

13

16

25

+

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+

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12

34

13

36

25

Solve the addition problems below. Write your answers in simplest terms. Match each answer to a letter in the Key. Then write the letter in the space


1 1

2 1

5 3

4 2

1 6

= _______

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37

49

38

79

28

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57

89

68

69

78

3 6

8 5

4 6

3 1

2 3


Why did the tennis playerhit the ball softly?

SUBTRACTING MIXED NUMBERS WITH LIKE DENOMINATORS

Riddle 18

3 1/6 . . . . . . . . . A

4 5/8 . . . . . . . . . U

3 1/2 . . . . . . . . . A

1 1/5 . . . . . . . . . E

2 5/7 . . . . . . . . . B

2 1/4 . . . . . . . . . C

3 2/5 . . . . . . . . . P

1 1/3 . . . . . . . . . K

4 1/3 . . . . . . . . . K

2 2/7 . . . . . . . . . M

1 2/3 . . . . . . . . . S

4 3/5 . . . . . . . . . T

2 2/5 . . . . . . . . . R

2 2/6 . . . . . . . . . M

2 4/7 . . . . . . . . . E

NAME DATE

22

So he wouldn’t ___ ___ ___ ___ a ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.3 4 7 9 2 8 5 1 10 6

Riddle Answer

What To Do

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6

7

8

9

10

1

2

3

4

5

23

45

57

34

38

–

–

–

–

–

13

25

37

14

18



2 1

5 3

8 6

4 1

6 4

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45

79

56

45

67

–

–

–

–

–

15

49

46

35

27

9 5

7 3

10 7

3 2

5 3


Why couldn’t theghost tell a lie?

ADDING FRACTIONS WITH UNLIKE DENOMINATORS

Riddle 19

5/9 . . . . . . . . . . H

3/10 . . . . . . . . . E

2 . . . . . . . . . . . A

5/8 . . . . . . . . . . R

6 . . . . . . . . . . . J

9/14 . . . . . . . . . O

11/18 . . . . . . . . H

4/9 . . . . . . . . . . K

1 . . . . . . . . . . . G

7/10 . . . . . . . . . U

17/35 . . . . . . . . I5/6 . . . . . . . . . . H

3/4 . . . . . . . . . . S

13/20 . . . . . . . . M

7/12 . . . . . . . . . T

NAME DATE

You can see right ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.6 3 10 9 4 7 8 1 5 2

Riddle Answer

23

What To Do

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

12

25

16

310

27

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+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

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13

23

29

214

38

13

14

49

25

15

14

26

13

12

14




What do you get if you cross a sheepdog with a tulip?

ADDING FRACTIONS WITH UNLIKE DENOMINATORS

Riddle 20

41/50 . . . . . . . . . B

29/30 . . . . . . . . . O

2 4/5 . . . . . . . . . A

1 11/24 . . . . . . . F

31/47 . . . . . . . . . X

1 3/10 . . . . . . . . L

1 4/9 . . . . . . . . . I

1 17/55 . . . . . . . U

1 7/44 . . . . . . . . L

1 7/11 . . . . . . . . M

31/35 . . . . . . . . . E

1 7/40 . . . . . . . . L

1 7/100 . . . . . . . W

37/60 . . . . . . . . . R

1 1/4 . . . . . . . . . E

NAME DATE

24

A co ___ ___ ___ ___ – ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___9 4 5 1 2 6 7 10 3 8

Riddle Answer



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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

34

56

27

38

79

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+

+

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+

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1011

415

920

1415

1325

12

58

35

45

46

14

710

318

1130

1120


What did the orangutan call his wife?

SUBTRACTING FRACTIONS WITH UNLIKE DENOMINATORS

Riddle 21

1/24 . . . . . . . . . . A

1/8 . . . . . . . . . . W

1/21 . . . . . . . . . . S

1/2 . . . . . . . . . . . E

1/4 . . . . . . . . . . M

1/5 . . . . . . . . . . . E

4/25 . . . . . . . . . . T

1/25 . . . . . . . . . . O

3/10 . . . . . . . . . . M

3/16 . . . . . . . . . . I

1/9 . . . . . . . . . . . P

3/5 . . . . . . . . . . . S

5/16 . . . . . . . . . . K

0 . . . . . . . . . . . R

1/15 . . . . . . . . . . N

NAME DATE

25

Hi ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ – ___ ___ ___ ___10 7 8 1 3 2 6 9 4

Riddle Answer

What To Do

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= _______

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

710

34

56

1315

912

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–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

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1024

2836

716

4850

2042

5

12

13

23

34

38

46

14

2025

37



5

2


What do you say when you meet a two-headed dragon?

SUBTRACTING FRACTIONS WITH UNLIKE DENOMINATORS

Riddle 22

13/120 . . . . . . . . U

5/21 . . . . . . . . . . E

1/8 . . . . . . . . . . . L

7/24 . . . . . . . . . . O

3/5 . . . . . . . . . . . P

1/10 . . . . . . . . . . E

23/44 . . . . . . . . . A

11/120 . . . . . . . . L

10/21 . . . . . . . . . M

5/24 . . . . . . . . . . L

17/44 . . . . . . . . . L

3/8 . . . . . . . . . . . R

1/18 . . . . . . . . . . H

1/5 . . . . . . . . . . . O

17/30 . . . . . . . . . H

NAME DATE

26

“___ ___ ___ ___ ___! ___ ___ ___ ___ ___!“5 8 3 6 10 7 1 4 2 9

Riddle Answer

What To Do

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= _______

= _______

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

47

58

711

78

910

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–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

715

59

415

920

2032

13

12

14

23

26

38

2

16

28

26



1


What did one keyboard say to another keyboard?

ADDING & SUBTRACTING FRACTIONS WITH UNLIKE DENOMINATORS

Riddle 23

4/5 . . . . . . . . . . . W

7/18 . . . . . . . . . . U

11/30 . . . . . . . . . Y

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . U

35/36 . . . . . . . . . P

13/26 . . . . . . . . . B

7/40 . . . . . . . . . . M

55/96 . . . . . . . . . T

2/5 . . . . . . . . . . . E

1/2 . . . . . . . . . . . C

9/44 . . . . . . . . . . D

8/9 . . . . . . . . . . . Y

3/26 . . . . . . . . . . E

37/44 . . . . . . . . . A

31/40 . . . . . . . . . R

NAME DATE

27

“Yo ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.”6 2 8 9 1 5 7 4 10 3

Riddle Answer

What To DoSolve the addition and subtraction problems below. Write your answers in simplestterms. Match each answer to a letter in the Key. Then write the letter in the space


= _______

= _______

= _______

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= _______

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

58

34

12

23

56

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–

+

–

+

–

+

–

+

–

+

710

812

38

45

512

920

111

513

29

715

930

332

410

820

2036


What do frogs say whenthey meet each other?

ADDING MIXED NUMBERS WITH UNLIKE DENOMINATORS

12 13/18 . . . . . . A

7 5/7 . . . . . . . . . Y

4 7/8 . . . . . . . . . W

6 7/15 . . . . . . . . N

10 27/50 . . . . . . I

6 3/4 . . . . . . . . . U

4 5/8 . . . . . . . . . P

11 5/6 . . . . . . . . H

11 1/15 . . . . . . . W

12 17/18 . . . . . . E

7 1/2 . . . . . . . . . T

6 2/3 . . . . . . . . . M

16 5/8 . . . . . . . . I

11 1/6 . . . . . . . . J

11 23/36 . . . . . . O

NAME DATE

28

“Warts ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___?”8 10 6 4 9 2 3 7 5 1

Riddle Answer

Riddle 24

What To Do

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= _______

= _______

= _______

= _______

6

7

8

9

10

1

2

3

4

5

12

15

23

18

29

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+

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14

310

16

34

512



2 4

4 3

6 5

1 3

7 4

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35

37

26

12

56

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+

+

715

621

430

18

19

8 2

3 4

5 1

10 6

9 3


What kind of horse alwayslooks fashionable?

SUBTRACTING MIXED NUMBERS WITH UNLIKE DENOMINATORS

Riddle 25

3 3/8 . . . . . . . . . U

4 1/8 . . . . . . . . . E

2 1/3 . . . . . . . . . O

2 1/4 . . . . . . . . . T

5 7/12 . . . . . . . . X

6 4/35 . . . . . . . . H

4 1/30 . . . . . . . . S

2 1/2 . . . . . . . . . A

3 1/8 . . . . . . . . . R

11 3/44 . . . . . . . H

7 2/9 . . . . . . . . . S

6 7/35 . . . . . . . . D

3 4/15 . . . . . . . . O

2 2/3 . . . . . . . . . M

5 5/12 . . . . . . . . E

NAME DATE

29

A cl ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___6 1 9 5 10 7 3 2 8 4

Riddle Answer

What To Do

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= _______

= _______

= _______

= _______

6

7

8

9

10

1

2

3

4

5

34

38

46

12

23

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–

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–

–

12

14

13

38

14



6 4

5 2

9 7

12 8

10 5

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35

25

56

911

89

–

–

–

–

–

13

27

45

34

23

7 4

15 9

8 4

14 3

20 13


What did the hot dogsay to the hamburger?

CONVERTING FRACTIONS TO DECIMALS

Riddle 26

0.375 . . . . . . . . C0.825 . . . . . . . . J0.5 . . . . . . . . . . N0.425 . . . . . . . . B0.9 . . . . . . . . . . E

0.75 . . . . . . . . . O0.2 . . . . . . . . . . I0.125 . . . . . . . . A0.625 . . . . . . . . I0.6 . . . . . . . . . . M

0.325 . . . . . . . . S0.4 . . . . . . . . . . T0.25 . . . . . . . . . E0.8 . . . . . . . . . . T0.675 . . . . . . . . Y

NAME DATE

30

“___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ you!”3 9 7 10 8 2 4 5 6 1

Riddle Answer

What To DoWrite the decimal equivalents of the fractions below. Match each answer to a letter in the Key. Then write the letter in the space above its problem

number to find the answer to the riddle.

= _______

= _______

= _______

= _______

= _______

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

45

34

12

35

14

= _______

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= _______

= _______

= _______

18

38

25

58

910


If you had 10 cows and 10 goats, what would you have?

CONVERTING IMPROPER FRACTIONS TO DECIMALS

Riddle 27

2.5 . . . . . . . . L2.1 . . . . . . . . P9.5 . . . . . . . . M

11.2 . . . . . . . . T7.2 . . . . . . . . S

6.7 . . . . . . . . E1.6 . . . . . . . . K7.1 . . . . . . . . I4.25 . . . . . . . O

13.1 . . . . . . . . A

5.25 . . . . . . . O9.6 . . . . . . . . U3.25 . . . . . . . F7.5 . . . . . . . . N5.8 . . . . . . . . L

NAME DATE

31

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___9 5 6 4 2 7 8 10 1 3

Riddle Answer

What To DoWrite the decimal equivalents of the improper fractions below.

Match each answer to a letter in the Key. Then write the letter in the space above its problem number to find the answer to the riddle.

= _______

= _______

= _______

= _______

= _______

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

52

174

85

365

428

= _______

= _______

= _______

= _______

= _______

565

268

192

8715

7110


When is the best time to tell a joke?

COMPARING FRACTIONS & DECIMALS

Riddle 28

NAME DATE

32

In the ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ – ___ ___ on10 6 2 7 5 3 4 9 1 8

Riddle Answer

What To DoCircle the correct answers below. Match each answer to a letter in the Key. Then write

the letter in the space above its problem number to find the answer to the riddle.

Which is the greatest? 0.05 0.2

Which is the greatest? 0.75 0.6

Which is the greatest? 1.2



Which is the least? 0.04 0.4

Which is the least? 3.2 0.032

Which is the least? 2.1



1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

0.032 . . . . . . G

0.05 . . . . . . . B

0.75 . . . . . . . U

2 1/2 . . . . . . . T2/3 . . . . . . . . O1/2 . . . . . . . . N

2.96 . . . . . . . R16/8 . . . . . . . . O6/4 . . . . . . . . C

5 1/6 . . . . . . . L

3 2/3 . . . . . . . E12/5 . . . . . . . . L

4 1/2 . . . . . . . H

1.25 . . . . . . . R

0.04 . . . . . . . A

12

23

12

64

23

94

1214

125

32100

15

168

13

296

457

4

5

2

4

3

2

16


What is a baby elephantafter she is eight weeks old?

CONVERTING RATIOS TO FRACTIONS

Riddle 29

4 . . . . . . . . . . . . Q

8/11 . . . . . . . . . . E

6/7 . . . . . . . . . . . E

2/5 . . . . . . . . . . . N

14/33 . . . . . . . . . W

2 1/2 . . . . . . . . . M

4/5 . . . . . . . . . . . D

1/4 . . . . . . . . . . . K

1 5/11 . . . . . . . . Z

11/16 . . . . . . . . . S

2/23 . . . . . . . . . . L

12/20 . . . . . . . . . P

14/43 . . . . . . . . . A

2/3 . . . . . . . . . . . E

3/5 . . . . . . . . . . . O

NAME DATE

33

Ni ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___3 10 6 5 7 1 2 4 8 9

Riddle Answer

What To DoRewrite the ratios below as fractions. Write your answers in simplest terms.


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1

2

3

4

5

:

:

:

:

:

1

11

8

15

6

4

16

20

25

7

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6

7

8

9

10

:

:

:

:

:

14

26

2

32

40

33

39

23

40

55


MULTIPLYING FRACTIONS BY FRACTIONS

Riddle 30

1/9 . . . . . . . . . . T

8/21 . . . . . . . . . A

7/48 . . . . . . . . . E

3/20 . . . . . . . . . D

1/6 . . . . . . . . . . O

18/56 . . . . . . . . F

2/5 . . . . . . . . . . D

3/14 . . . . . . . . . N

8/23 . . . . . . . . . G

15/56 . . . . . . . . S

3/28 . . . . . . . . . A

1/8 . . . . . . . . . . H

5/48 . . . . . . . . . A

3/4 . . . . . . . . . . I1/4 . . . . . . . . . . L

NAME DATE

34

An open- ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___6 1 4 9 10 2 7 3 5 8

Riddle Answer

What is a frog’s favorite shoe?

What To DoSolve the multiplication problems below. Write your answers in simplest terms.


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= _______

= _______

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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

12

34

25

47

18

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What did the elephant say when his tail was grabbed?

MULTIPLYING FRACTIONS BY FRACTIONS

Riddle 31

16/21 . . . . . . . . . O

5/12 . . . . . . . . . . M

34/77 . . . . . . . . . A

1/3 . . . . . . . . . . . T

27/40 . . . . . . . . . E

2/3 . . . . . . . . . . . C

5/8 . . . . . . . . . . . E

8/25 . . . . . . . . . . H

36/77 . . . . . . . . . D

7/12 . . . . . . . . . . L

7/24 . . . . . . . . . . F

10/21 . . . . . . . . . N

3/8 . . . . . . . . . . . K

9/24 . . . . . . . . . . I

7/36 . . . . . . . . . . E

NAME DATE

35

“That’s ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___!”1 5 10 8 2 7 4 6 9 3

Riddle Answer



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MULTIPLYING FRACTIONS BY WHOLE NUMBERS

Riddle 32

3 . . . . . . . . . . . . T

1 1/3 . . . . . . . . . S

12 . . . . . . . . . . . A

1 4/5 . . . . . . . . . E

4 . . . . . . . . . . . . S

5/7 . . . . . . . . . . . H

1/2 . . . . . . . . . . . B

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . N

15 . . . . . . . . . . . I

1 3/5 . . . . . . . . . U

5 . . . . . . . . . . . . E

3/4 . . . . . . . . . . . K

2 5/11 . . . . . . . . M

2/3 . . . . . . . . . . . Y

3 8/9 . . . . . . . . . T

NAME DATE

36

It driv ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___!10 4 7 5 3 9 1 8 6 2

Riddle Answer

What To Do

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How do squirrels feel when you hide their food?


Why were the elephants asked to leave the swimming pool?

MULTIPLYING FRACTIONS BY IMPROPER FRACTIONS AND MIXED NUMBERS

Riddle 33

1 9/10 . . . . . . . . R

2 . . . . . . . . . . . . S

4 1/5 . . . . . . . . . T

4 1/2 . . . . . . . . . M

1 4/5 . . . . . . . . . K

4 . . . . . . . . . . . . K

3 . . . . . . . . . . . . A

3 3/8 . . . . . . . . . E

5 1/2 . . . . . . . . . N

5 . . . . . . . . . . . . D

1 3/4 . . . . . . . . . O

2 1/2 . . . . . . . . . P

6 1/3 . . . . . . . . . W

2 3/4 . . . . . . . . . U

6 . . . . . . . . . . . . E

NAME DATE

37

They couldn’t ___ ___ ___ ___ their ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ up.7 3 9 1 10 5 2 6 4 8

Riddle Answer



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MULTIPLYING MIXED NUMBERS

Riddle 34

22 1/2 . . . . . . . . D

2 3/10 . . . . . . . . G

38 1/2 . . . . . . . . U

24 2/15 . . . . . . . T

4 . . . . . . . . . . . . L

22 2/3 . . . . . . . . I

12 . . . . . . . . . . . O

69 2/3 . . . . . . . . R

18 1/3 . . . . . . . . D

19 1/4 . . . . . . . . A

4 7/24 . . . . . . . . W

25 1/2 . . . . . . . . U

9 . . . . . . . . . . . . K

28 . . . . . . . . . . . E

6 1/2 . . . . . . . . . F

NAME DATE

38

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ res7 3 5 2 8 9 6 10 1 4

Riddle Answer

What do you call cows that can’t produce milk?

What To Do

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What did the banana dowhen it saw the monkey?

DIVIDING WHOLE NUMBERS BY FRACTIONS

Riddle 35

27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . E54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . L128 . . . . . . . . . . . . A75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . G33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . T

25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . A80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . N14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . F20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . A15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . O

192 . . . . . . . . . . . . N45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I100 . . . . . . . . . . . . P64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S

NAME DATE

39

The b ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___!1 7 10 8 3 5 2 6 4 9

Riddle Answer

What To Do

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What To Do

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problem number to find the answer to the riddle.


DIVIDING FRACTIONS BY FRACTIONS

Riddle 36

6 2/3 . . . . . . . . . C

3 . . . . . . . . . . . . U

2 . . . . . . . . . . . . M

6 3/5 . . . . . . . . . J

1 1/2 . . . . . . . . . A

35/36 . . . . . . . . . E

9/10 . . . . . . . . . . H

4 1/2 . . . . . . . . . I

5 . . . . . . . . . . . . S

1 3/4 . . . . . . . . . R

2/3 . . . . . . . . . . . H

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . E

7/10 . . . . . . . . . . T

4 3/4 . . . . . . . . . O

3 3/5 . . . . . . . . . P

NAME DATE

40

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___!8 5 1 9 6 10 4 2 7 3

Riddle Answer

What To DoSolve the division problems below. Write your answers in simplest terms.


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What do you do for a blue elephant?


What do you call a crate full of ducks?

DIVIDING FRACTIONS BY FRACTIONS

Riddle 37

5 4/5 . . . . . . . . . W

11/15 . . . . . . . . . I

3 1/3 . . . . . . . . . E

1 1/2 . . . . . . . . . C

1 2/9 . . . . . . . . . P

1 1/9 . . . . . . . . . S

9/10 . . . . . . . . . . A

5 3/5 . . . . . . . . . Q

2 1/6 . . . . . . . . . U

1 1/24 . . . . . . . . R

1 15/17 . . . . . . . F

1 31/36 . . . . . . . M

7/12 . . . . . . . . . . D

9/14 . . . . . . . . . . K

11/12 . . . . . . . . . O

NAME DATE

41

A box ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___5 8 2 7 10 9 3 6 4 1

Riddle Answer

What To DoSolve the division problems below. Write your answers in simplest terms.


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Where do frogs put their money?

DIVIDING FRACTIONS BY WHOLE NUMBERS

Riddle 38

9/43 . . . . . . . . . . D

2/35 . . . . . . . . . . R

1/4 . . . . . . . . . . N

15/58 . . . . . . . . . B

15/31 . . . . . . . . . P

1/13 . . . . . . . . . . E

2/13 . . . . . . . . . . K

11/74 . . . . . . . . . A

17/29 . . . . . . . . O

8/41 . . . . . . . . . I

25/57 . . . . . . . . . U

5/18 . . . . . . . . . V

1/7 . . . . . . . . . . . A

4/53 . . . . . . . . . . L

1/12 . . . . . . . . . . R

NAME DATE

42

In ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___5 6 3 8 10 1 7 9 4 2

Riddle Answer

What To Do

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Solve the division problems below. Write your answers in simplest terms. Match each answer to a letter in the Key. Then write the letter in the space above



Why did the spider buy a car?

DIVIDING MIXED NUMBERS

Riddle 39

33 27/32 . . . . . . Y

6 1/3 . . . . . . . . . F

17 1/15 . . . . . . . E

1 47/165 . . . . . . O

2 8/9 . . . . . . . . . S

2 2/5 . . . . . . . . . B

2 1/3 . . . . . . . . . I

1 1/2 . . . . . . . . . R

2 25/58 . . . . . . . N

5/12 . . . . . . . . . . T

1 2/13 . . . . . . . . A

14 3/4 . . . . . . . . L

2/3 . . . . . . . . . . . I

2 6/7 . . . . . . . . . P

2 3/8 . . . . . . . . . W

NAME DATE

43

To take ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___8 2 6 9 1 10 7 3 4 5

Riddle Answer

What To Do

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What did the ghost eat for lunch?

SOLVING WORD PROBLEMS

Riddle 40

NAME DATE

44

___ ___ ___ ___ – ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ andwich8 6 9 2 7 5 10 3 4 1

Riddle Answer

What To DoSolve the problems below. Write your answers in simplest terms.


15 . . . . . . . . L

7 . . . . . . . . . . . F5/9 . . . . . . . . . Y13/20 . . . . . . . E

24 . . . . . . . . O

8 . . . . . . . . . N10/11 . . . . . . . O1/4 . . . . . . . . . E4/5 . . . . . . . . . B

12 . . . . . . . . K7/20 . . . . . . . . O2/3 . . . . . . . . O4/17 . . . . . . . . N3/5 . . . . . . . . . S

6 . . . . . . . . . A

There are 10 apples. Six of the apples are green. What fraction of theapples are green? __________

There are 20 pens. Thirteen of the pens are black. Seven of the pens are blue. What fraction of the pens are blue? __________

There are 12 pieces of fruit in a basket. There are 3 bananas, 5 apples,and 4 oranges. What fraction of the fruits are bananas? __________

There are 9 crayons. Four of the crayons are blue. Two of the crayons are yellow. Three of the crayons are red. What fraction of the crayons are not blue? __________

There are 11 cups. Six of the cups contain milk. One of the cups contains soda. Four of the cups contain water. What fraction of the cups contain milk and water? __________

There are 15 T-shirts. Twelve of the shirts are brown. What fraction of theshirts are brown? __________

There are 50 pairs of pants. One-half of the pants are black. One-fifth ofthe pants are tan. How many pairs of pants are not black or tan? _______

There are 36 pairs of shoes. One-third of the pairs of shoes are green.One-half of the pairs of shoes are red. How many pairs of shoes are notred or green? __________

There are 40 balls. One-fourth are footballs. One-tenth are soccer balls.One-half are basketballs. How many are basketballs and soccer balls? _____

There are 17 pictures. Eight of the pictures are of Jim. Four of the pictures are of Marla. What fraction of the pictures are of Marla? ________

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Riddle 1 (page 5)1. 42. 23. 84. 65. 126. 37. 108. 59. 7

10. 9What should you do when two snails start fighting? Let them slug it out.

Riddle 2 (page 6)1. 1/22. 3/43. 3/54. 2/55. 5/86. 5/67. 4/78. 6/9

What did the egg do when it heard a joke? It cracked up!

Riddle 3 (page 7)1. 1/22. 1/33. 1/44. 1/65. 1/86. 1/77. 2/38. 3/49. 3/5

10. 2/7What do you get from an angry shark? As far away as possible

Riddle 4 (page 8)1. 5/62. 7/113. 9/164. 5/85. 7/96. 5/147. 5/128. 12/139. 8/19

10. 6/15Which dance did the chicken refuse to do? The fox-trot

Riddle 5 (page 9)1. 52. 73. 34. 105. 1/26. 3/27. 2 1/28. 5/69. 7/6

10. 3 1/6Why did the monster need a third sock? He grew another foot.

Riddle 6 (page 10)1. 3/42. 3/63. 1/44. 4/55. 4/106. 5/27. 6/78. 6/259. 2/3

10. 1/6Why was six scared of seven?Because seven “ate” nine.

Riddle 7 (page 11)1. 1/22. 1/43. 1/34. 1/55. 3/46. 2/37. 2/58. 3/89. 4/9

10. 2/7Who won the race between the two balls of string? They were tied.

Riddle 8 (page 12)1. 1/22. 4/53. 4/114. 3/55. 13/326. 2/57. 9/198. 12/239. 5/7

10. 20/29What kind of dog did the vampire own? A bloodhound

Riddle 9 (page 13)1. 1/32. 5/63. 12/134. 9/105. 18/226. 2/77. 1/28. 4/159. 25/70

10. 24/40If I have 5 apples in one hand and 6 apples in the other, what would I have? Two big hands

Answers


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Riddle 10 (page 14)1. 1 1/22. 1 2/33. 1 5/84. 2 1/35. 2 1/76. 7 1/57. 3 5/68. 1 3/59. 4 3/11

10. 1 1/3Why is it hard to play sportsagainst a team of big cats?They might be cheetahs.

Riddle 11 (page 15)1. 17/52. 31/43. 7/34. 3/25. 23/56. 20/37. 19/28. 35/49. 47/6

10. 21/4Why did the hen run away?She was chicken.

Riddle 12 (page 16)1. 12. 1/23. 2/34. 4/55. 6/76. 5/87. 7/98. 5/69. 3/4

10. 4/9What does a lion lawyer study?The law of the jungle

Riddle 13 (page 17)1. 1 1/32. 1 1/43. 1 2/54. 1 1/25. 1 4/96. 1 3/87. 1 1/118. 1 7/99. 1 7/15

10. 1 1/6

Where do ghosts go swimming?The Dead Sea

Riddle 14 (page 18)1. 1 3/52. 1 13/243. 1 13/354. 1 4/275. 1 1/186. 1 7. 1 7/198. 1 29/459. 1 1/4

10. 1 1/21How do you stop a rhinocerosfrom charging?Take away its credit cards.

Riddle 15 (page 19)1. 1/42. 3/8 3. 2/54. 1/35. 1/56. 3/77. 1/98. 1/89. 2/7

10. 1/6Why didn’t the dog want to play ball?It was a boxer.

Riddle 16 (page 20)1. 2/32. 3/53. 9/204. 3/85. 3/256. 7/177. 2/58. 7/139. 1/6

10. 4/9Where did the monster go when she lost her hand?A second-hand shop

Riddle 17 (page 21)1. 32. 43. 8 2/34. 6 2/35. 7 4/56. 10 1/77. 14 1/38. 11 1/89. 5 4/9

10. 6 1/8What is big, gray, and fliesstraight up?An ’elecopter

Riddle 18 (page 22)1. 1 1/32. 2 2/53. 2 2/74. 3 1/25. 2 1/46. 4 3/57. 4 1/38. 3 1/69. 1 1/5

10. 2 4/7Why did the tennis player hit theball softly?So he wouldn’t make a racket.

Riddle 19 (page 23)1. 5/62. 13/203. 11/184. 7/105. 17/356. 7/127. 18. 5/99. 9/14

10. 5/8Why couldn’t the ghost tell a lie?You can see right through him.

Riddle 20 (page 24)1. 1 1/42. 1 11/243. 31/354. 1 7/405. 1 4/96. 1 7/447. 29/308. 37/609. 1 3/10


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10. 1 7/100What do you get if you cross asheepdog with a tulip?A collie-flower

Riddle 21 (page 25)1. 3/102. 1/43. 1/24. 1/55. 06. 1/247. 1/98. 3/169. 4/25

10. 1/21What did the orangutan call his wife?His prime-mate

Riddle 22 (page 26)1. 5/212. 1/83. 17/444. 5/245. 17/306. 11/1207. 1/188. 1/109. 1/5

10. 7/24What do you say when you meeta two-headed dragon?“Hello! Hello!”

Riddle 23 (page 27)1. 7/402. 37/443. 3/264. 8/95. 11/306. 17. 55/968. 31/409. 2/5

10. 35/36What did one keyboard say toanother keyboard?“You are my type.”

Riddle 24 (page 28)1. 6 3/42. 7 1/23. 11 5/64. 4 7/85. 11 23/366. 11 1/157. 7 5/78. 6 7/159. 16 5/8

10. 12 17/18What do frogs say when theymeet each other?“Warts new with you?”

Riddle 25 (page 29)1. 2 1/42. 3 1/83. 2 1/34. 4 1/85. 5 5/126. 3 4/157. 6 4/358. 4 1/309. 11 3/44

10. 7 2/9What kind of horse always looks fashionable?A clotheshorse

Riddle 26 (page 30)1. 0.82. 0.753. 0.54. 0.65. 0.256. 0.1257. 0.3758. 0.49. 0.625

10. 0.9What did the hot dog say to the hamburger?“Nice to meat you!”

Riddle 27 (page 31)1. 2.52. 4.253. 1.64. 7.25. 5.256. 11.27. 3.258. 9.5

9. 5.810. 7.1

If you had 10 cows and 10 goats,what would you have?Lots of milk

Riddle 28 (page 32)1. 1/22. 0.753. 2 1/24. 3 2/35. 4 1/26. 0.047. 0.0328. 16/89. 2.96

10. 5 1/6When is the best time to tell a joke?In the laughter-noon

Riddle 29 (page 33)1. 1/42. 11/163. 2/54. 3/55. 6/76. 14/337. 2/38. 2/239. 4/5

10. 8/11What is a baby elephant after she is eight weeks old?Nine weeks old

Riddle 30 (page 34)1. 1/62. 3/283. 3/204. 8/215. 5/486. 1/97. 3/148. 1/49. 2/5

10. 15/56What is a frog’s favorite shoe?An open-toad sandal


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Riddle 31 (page 35)1. 1/32. 10/213. 27/404. 16/215. 8/256. 7/247. 36/778. 7/369. 5/12

10. 5/8What did the elephant say when his tail was grabbed?“That’s the end of me!”

Riddle 32 (page 36)1. 12. 43. 1 4/54. 1 1/35. 5/76. 37. 3 8/98. 1 3/59. 2 5/11

10. 5How do squirrels feel when you hide their food?It drives them nuts!

Riddle 33 (page 37)1. 2 1/22. 2 3/43. 3 3/84. 1 4/55. 1 9/106. 5 1/27. 48. 29. 6

10. 4 1/5Why were the elephants asked to leave the swimming pool?They couldn’t keep their trunks up.

Riddle 34 (page 38)1. 42. 283. 18 1/34. 38 1/25. 22 1/26. 19 1/47. 25 1/28. 69 2/39. 6 1/2

10. 22 2/3What do you call cows that can’t produce milk?Udder failures

Riddle 35 (page 39)1. 202. 1003. 254. 455. 506. 547. 808. 1929. 33

10. 128What did the banana do when it saw the monkey? The banana split!

Riddle 36 (page 40)1. 12. 23. 3 3/54. 4 1/25. 9/106. 1 3/47. 38. 6 2/39. 35/36

10. 2/3What do you do for a blue elephant? Cheer him up!

Riddle 37 (page 41)1. 1 1/92. 5 3/53. 9/144. 1 1/245. 11/126. 3 1/37. 2 1/68. 1 15/17

9. 1 1/210. 9/10

What do you call a crate full of ducks? A box of quackers

Riddle 38 (page 42)1. 1/122. 2/133. 8/414. 1/45. 11/746. 2/357. 15/588. 5/189. 1/7

10. 1/13Where do frogs put their money?In a river bank

Riddle 39 (page 43)1. 1 1/22. 5/123. 2 6/74. 2/35. 2 25/586. 6 1/37. 2 8/98. 2 1/39. 1 47/165

10. 1 2/13Why did the spider buy a car?To take it for a spin

Riddle 40 (page 44)1. 3/52. 7/203. 1/44. 5/95. 10/116. 4/57. 158. 69. 24

10. 4/17What did the ghost eat for lunch?A boo-loney sandwich


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