Math Riddles for Kids 2011 :
Jenny gave Ally as many dollars as Ally started out with. Ally then gave Jenny back as much as Jenny had left. Jenny then gave Ally back as many dollars as Ally had left, which left Jenny broke and Ally with a total of $80.00. How much did Jenny and Ally have at the beginning of their exchange?
Answer:
Jenny had $50 and Ally had $30
King Tut died 120 years after King Eros was born. Their combined ages when they died was 100 years. King Eros died in the year 40 B.C. In what year was King Tut born?
Answer:
King Tut was born in 20 B.C. There were 120 years between the birth of King Eros and the death of King Tut, but since their ages amounted to only 100 years, there must have been 20 years when neither existed. This would be a period between the death of King Eros, 40 B.C., and the birth of King Tut, 20 B.C.
Bruce owns a pet store. He puts one canary per cage, but has one bird too many. If he puts two canaries in each cage, he has one cage too many. How many cages and canaries does he have?
Answer:
Bruce has 3 cages and 4 canaries.
What number am I? I am a three digit number. My tens digit is five more than my ones digit. My hundreds digit is eight less than my tens digit.
Answer:
Number 194
Jenny gave Ally as many dollars as Ally started out with. Ally then gave Jenny back as much as Jenny had left. Jenny then gave Ally back as many dollars as Ally had left, which left Jenny broke and Ally with a total of $80.00. How much did Jenny and Ally have at the beginning of their exchange?
Answer:
Jenny had $50 and Ally had $30
King Tut died 120 years after King Eros was born. Their combined ages when they died was 100 years. King Eros died in the year 40 B.C. In what year was King Tut born?
Answer:
King Tut was born in 20 B.C. There were 120 years between the birth of King Eros and the death of King Tut, but since their ages amounted to only 100 years, there must have been 20 years when neither existed. This would be a period between the death of King Eros, 40 B.C., and the birth of King Tut, 20 B.C.
Bruce owns a pet store. He puts one canary per cage, but has one bird too many. If he puts two canaries in each cage, he has one cage too many. How many cages and canaries does he have?
Answer:
Bruce has 3 cages and 4 canaries.
What number am I? I am a three digit number. My tens digit is five more than my ones digit. My hundreds digit is eight less than my tens digit.
Answer:
Number 194
