Wednesday, 17 April 2013

Numeracy Homework 18.4.13

Number detectives!!!

For your homework this week we would like to challenge your mathematical vocabulary and skills. Your task is to create a number of clues to test your teacher.

E.g. I am thinking of a number...
*that is less than 100
*it is a 2 digit number
*both digits are odd
*it is in the 11 times table
*it is more than 20
*it is between 60 and 80

What number am I...?      77

Now its your turn! Come up with two challenges and see if your teacher can solve them.
P.S. Keep the answer a secret, good luck!
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  1. johnbramstonprimary18 April 2013 at 17:27

    I am thinking of a number...

    *that is less than 50
    *it is 2 digit number
    *the first digit is even
    *the second digit is odd
    *it is in the 5 times table
    *it is more than 20

    What number is it...?

    I am thinking of a number...
    *it is less than 40
    *it is a 2 digit number
    *both digits are odd
    *it is in the 11 times table
    *it is more than 10
    *it is between 20 and 40


    Kusenthini

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    1. johnbramstonprimary21 April 2013 at 14:07

      Great what's my number puzzles Kusenthini. Is the answer 30 for the first puzzle and 33 for the second puzzle?

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  2. Anonymous18 April 2013 at 17:46

    I am thinking of a number...
    *that is less then 400
    *it is a 3 digit number
    *all 3 digits are odd
    *it is in the 11 time table
    *it is more then 200
    *it is between 200 and 400

    what number am I...?
    333
    Amrit kaur nandra

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  3. Anonymous18 April 2013 at 17:47

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  4. Jacob18 April 2013 at 17:54

    Im thinking of a number
    It is less than 100
    It is a 2 digit number
    1 digit is odd
    And 1 digit is even
    It is less than 70
    It is in the 4 times table.
    It is less than 20
    It is between 4 and 8

    What is my number.....!

    Jacob

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    1. johnbramstonprimary21 April 2013 at 14:13

      Could the number be 12 or 16?. Check all your clues carefully,
      It is between 4 and 8
      It is a two digit number
      Good effort Jacob

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  5. ibrahim/riyadh18 April 2013 at 17:59

    i am thinking of a number...

    it is in the 4 times table
    both digits are even
    it is bigger than 10
    it is smaller than 1000
    what is my number?

    it is in the 2 times table
    smaller than 5 but bigger than 60

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    1. johnbramstonprimary21 April 2013 at 14:16

      A good start Jaime, I need a few more clues to identify the number please.

      Check you clues carefully, smaller than 5 but bigger than 60.

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  6. Jaime Shaw18 April 2013 at 17:59

    I am thinking of a number

    It is more than 800
    It is less than 900
    All 3 digits are even
    It is between 880 890
    You can divide it by 222
    What number am I?

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    1. johnbramstonprimary21 April 2013 at 14:17

      Great puzzle Jaime, is the number 888?

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    2. Jaime Shaw22 April 2013 at 16:04

      Yes miss. How did you know?

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  7. Madison Thompson 3C18 April 2013 at 18:09

    I'm thinking of a number.
    It's less than 100,
    But more than 90,
    It's a 2 digit number,
    It's a even number,
    It's in the 12X table,
    What is my number?

    I'm thinking of a number,
    It's less then 50,
    It's in the 5X table,
    It's a odd number,
    It's a 2 digit number,
    It's between 20 and 30,
    What is my number?

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    1. johnbramstonprimary21 April 2013 at 14:19

      Well done Madison super number puzzles, is the answer for the first puzzle 96 and 25 for the second puzzle?

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  8. DIEGO18 April 2013 at 18:13

    I am thinking of a number...

    .it is lower than 80
    .it is in the 5 times tables
    .it is between 40 and 60
    .it is a 2 digit number
    .it is an odd number

    what is it

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  9. Tanvi chadalawada18 April 2013 at 19:17

    I am thinking of a number
    *It is less than 60
    *It more than 50
    *It is in the 2 times tabel
    *It between 50&60
    what is it.....

    I am thinking of a number
    *It is more than 74 but less than 80
    *It is in 12x
    what is it......

    Tanvi

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    1. johnbramstonprimary21 April 2013 at 14:23

      Well done Tanvi, the answer for the first puzzle could be 52, 54, 56 or 58. What clue could you add to help me find the answer?

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  10. Anonymous19 April 2013 at 16:37

    i am thinking of a number
    *it less than 100
    * it more than 20
    *it in the 3 , 10 times tables
    * it betwin 20 and 40
    what could it be ...?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    1. johnbramstonprimary21 April 2013 at 14:24

      Is the answer 30?
      Please add your first name to the post.

      Delete
  11. Anonymous19 April 2013 at 16:51

    I am thinking of a number...

    *it is less then a 100
    *it is in the 6 times table
    *both digits are evean
    *it has 2 digits
    *it is more then 20
    *it is between 40 and 50

    What number am I...? 42


    I am thinking of a number...

    *it is less then a 100
    *it is a 2 digit number
    *it is in the 5 times table
    *both numbers are odd
    *it is more then 40
    *it is between 50 and 60

    What number am I...? 55 Elina

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    1. johnbramstonprimary21 April 2013 at 14:28

      Well done Elina great puzzles, the answer for the first puzzle could be 42 or 48. What extra clue could you add to help me?

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  12. Anonymous19 April 2013 at 17:18

    I am thinking of a number?

    it is more than 50 but less than 200
    it is in the 5times table
    the hundred digit is odd
    but the tens is even
    and the unit is odd



    billy

    what am I....??????

    I am thinking of a number?

    it is odd
    it has one digit
    it is more than 0 but less 9
    I am in the one times table

    what am I....????

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    1. johnbramstonprimary21 April 2013 at 14:38

      Great puzzles Billy, the answer for the first puzzle could be 125, 145, 165 or 185. What clue could you add to help me find the answer?

      The answer for the second puzzle could be 1, 3, 5 or 7. What extra clue could help me? Maybe it is between 4 and 6 for example.

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  13. Shreya Marri19 April 2013 at 17:51

    I am thinking of a number....

    its in the 5 times table
    its more than eighty
    its less than 100
    its a two digit number
    both digits are odd

    what is my number?

    shreya

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  14. Anonymous19 April 2013 at 18:12

    I am thinking of a number
    * it in the 3 , 5 , 10 times tables
    *it less than 100
    *it bigger than 20
    * it be twin 20 and 40
    what could it be ??!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by Lilly

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  15. Anonymous19 April 2013 at 20:31

    I am thinking of a number....

    It is less than 100,
    Both digits are even,
    It is between 50 and 60,
    It is in the 11 times table

    What number am I thinking of....

    I am thinking of a number...

    It is less than 100,
    It is a 2 digit number,
    The first digit is even,
    The second digit is odd,
    It is in the the 5 times table,
    It is more than 50,
    It is between 60 and 70,

    What number am I thinking of.....


    By Fariha Chowdhury

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    1. johnbramstonprimary21 April 2013 at 16:42

      Well done Fariha, check your first puzzle. Should one of the clue said both digits are odd numbers instead of even?

      Is the second answer 65?

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    2. Anonymous24 April 2013 at 20:41

      That is right miss!

      Fariha

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  16. Anonymous19 April 2013 at 20:39

    I am thinking of a number...

    It is less than 100,
    Both digits are even,
    It is between 60 and 70,
    It is in the 11 times table,
    What number am I thing of......

    Fariha

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  17. Mehul sharma19 April 2013 at 21:47

    I am thinking of a number...
    *it is between 800 and 10000
    *if you add it's digits it will be 36
    *it is a 4-digit number
    *it is a odd number
    *it is in the table 11,3,9
    what is my number???????

    I am thinking of a number...
    *it is between -70 and -20
    *it is an even number
    *it is in the 11 times table
    *both of the digit are after -5
    What's my number??????

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    1. johnbramstonprimary21 April 2013 at 16:53

      Great puzzle Mehul, is the number 9,999 for the first puzzle and -66 for the second puzzle?

      Delete
  18. Anonymous20 April 2013 at 10:06

    I am thinking of a number...

    *It's in the 7 times table
    *It's a 2 digit number
    *It's quarter is 8.75
    *It's less than 50
    *it's more than 20
    *If you add 28 to this number it will be 7 X 9

    What is my number




    Avi

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    1. johnbramstonprimary21 April 2013 at 14:58

      Well done Avi super maths vocabulary and clues, is the number 35?

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  19. Anonymous20 April 2013 at 14:24

    I am thinking of a number..???

    It is in the five times table
    It is a 2 digit number
    The tens digit is even and the unit digit is odd
    It between 0 and 40

    what am I...???????....

    by billy

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  20. Zuhan Bin Shahria21 April 2013 at 10:09

    I am thinking of a number...
    *It is in the 5 times table
    *It is less than 50
    *It is more than 30
    *It is a 2 digit number
    *The first digit is even
    *The second digit is odd

    What is it....

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  21. Zuhan Bin Shahria21 April 2013 at 10:53

    I am thinking of a number....
    *That is less than 30
    *It is a 2 digit number
    *Both digits are odd
    *It is in the 3 times table
    *It is more than 10
    * It is between 10 and 20

    What number am I....

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  22. Zuhan Bin Shahria21 April 2013 at 11:00

    I am thinking of a number....
    *It is less than 50
    *It is more than 30
    *It is in the 5 times table
    *It is a 2 digit number
    *The first digit is even
    *The second digit is odd

    What is it...

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  23. jia21 April 2013 at 11:48

    i an thinking of a number
    *it is less than 60
    *more than 30
    *it is in the 5 time table
    what is it.........

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    1. johnbramstonprimary21 April 2013 at 15:00

      Well done Jia a good start, the answer to your puzzle could be 35, 40, 45, 50, 55. What extra clue could you add to help me?

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  24. Anonymous21 April 2013 at 14:46

    I am thinking of a number

    *Less than hundred
    *It is in the 11 times table
    *it is more than 30
    *It is an odd number
    *It is between 90 and 100
    The number I am thinking is...

    Sophieya Thirugnanasampanthan (Y3CH)


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  25. Pratyaksh Gupta21 April 2013 at 21:11

    I am thinking of a number
    * It is an odd number
    * It is less than 100
    * It is greater than 80
    * It is an odd number
    * It is a prime number
    * My last digit is divisible by 9

    What is the number?



    I am thinking of a number
    * It is between 100 and 200
    * It is an odd number
    * It is the square of a prime number
    * The prime number is between 12 and 30

    What is the number?

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    1. johnbramstonprimary22 April 2013 at 19:45

      Well done Pratyaksh, is your number 89 for the first puzzle and 169?

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    2. Pratyaksh Gupta25 April 2013 at 08:19

      Both answers are correct. This was an exciting homework.

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  26. Anonymous22 April 2013 at 17:21

    i am thinking of a number
    it is less than 100
    it is a two digit number
    it is in the 5 times table
    it is between 25 and 40
    what is my number....???

    Joshua Elamparithi

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    1. johnbramstonprimary22 April 2013 at 19:49

      Well done Joshua, could your number be 25 or 35?

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  27. faye22 April 2013 at 18:33

    im thinking of a number.....

    it is less then 100
    but biger then 50
    its between 60 and 70
    it is a two digit number
    one number is even and other odd

    what is my number?
    BY FAYE HARPER 3CH

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  28. johnbramstonprimary22 April 2013 at 19:51

    Well done Faye some good clues, can you add some extra clues to help me find the answer?

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  29. Anonymous22 April 2013 at 21:52

    Im thinking of a nr..?
    it is less than 400
    biger than 100,
    between 100 and 400
    it is three digit number
    one is odd,,one is even,
    last it is o
    What it is the nr?????....

    By Teo,,3CH

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    1. johnbramstonprimary23 April 2013 at 18:42

      A good start Teo, I need a few more clues to help me work out the answer.

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  30. Jeevan23 April 2013 at 14:17

    I am thinking of a number it is in the 12 times table you could divide it by 2,4,6 and it is even.

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    1. johnbramstonprimary23 April 2013 at 18:43

      You need to add some more clues Jeevan. What could they be?

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    2. Anonymous25 April 2013 at 16:04

      Wow... some of these puzzles were so hard... I tried to work some of them out with Mrs Cheek but they stumped me.

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  31. Ivana thomson26 April 2013 at 21:19

    Im thinking of a number?????
    * it is in the 5 times table
    *it is between 25 and 45
    *it is a 2 digit
    * 1 numer is odd and the other number is even
    * it is bigger than 30


    What is the number??????

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