Halloween Brain Teasers
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Witches’ Hats Gilda has 5 more hats than Zelda. Together they have 17 hats. How many hats does Gilda have?
Haunted House The haunted house is fifth from one end of the street and thirteenth from the other end of the street. How many houses are in the street?
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Frankie’s Shirts Frankenstein has 15 shirts in his wardrobe. They are all black or blue. He has 7 more black shirts than blue ones. How many blue shirts does he have?
Ghost Race Casper, Spooky, Patchy and Boo are in a race. Casper finished just behind Boo. Patchy finished in front of Spooky. Spooky was in front of Boo. In what order did they finish the race?
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Wendy’s Pets Wendy the witch is allowed to have only 2 pets and she wants to have 2 different types of animal. Wendy can choose from a cat, a bat, a rat, an owl and a spider. How many different pet combinations could she choose from? Example - cat and bat
Cats and Owls Zelda the witch has all of her cats and all of her owls in the house. She has 9 animals in the house and they have 30 legs altogether. How many cats and how many owls does she have?
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Who Has the Most? Four friends have all been out ‘Trick or Treating’. Kiara has more candy than Sean but not as much as Chloe. Rhys has more than Chloe. List the four friends in order from who has the least candy to who has the most.
Frankenstein’s Favorite Numbers Frankenstein has several favorite numbers. Read the clues to work out what they are. Each one is between 200 and 500. The sum of the digits is 11. The middle digit is always an odd number but the other digits are even numbers. Make a list of Frankenstein’s favorite numbers. Halloween Brain Teasers
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Dracula’s Favorite Numbers Dracula has several favorite numbers. Read the clues to work out what they are. Each one is between 100 and 300. Each one is an even number. The sum of the digits is 10. Make a list of Dracula’s favorite numbers.
Pumpkins Zelda took half of the pumpkins in the pumpkin patch. Gilda took half of the remaining pumpkins and four more. Then there were no pumpkins left. How many pumpkins were in the pumpkin patch to begin?
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Cats and Bats Gilda the witch has 29 pets. They are all cats and bats. She has 15 more cats than bats.
How many bats does she have?
Line Up Dracula, Mummy, Frankenstein and Skeleton are walking in a line one behind the other down the street, scaring everyone they meet. How many different orders could they line up in? Example – Mummy, Dracula, Frankenstein then Skeleton Halloween Brain Teasers
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Trick or Treat Timmy was out Trick or Treating for 8,580 seconds. How many hours and minutes was he Trick or Treating?
Mummy’s Birthday Mummy said, ‘Two days ago, I was 11 years old but next year I will be 14.’ Mummy is telling the truth. What is the date of Mummy’s birthday?
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Invitations Dracula, Frankenstein, Mummy, Gilda and Zelda are all having a Halloween party. Each of them has given an invitation to all of the others. How many invitations have been given out?
Halloween Friends Our Halloween friends are playing with numbers. Each of them has thought of a number, multiplied it by 2, added 7 and then divided it by 3. Mummy ended up with 9. Dracula ended up with 15. Frankenstein ended up with 33. What numbers did each of them start with? Halloween Brain Teasers
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Spell Books Zelda took half of her spell books to Gilda’s house. Gilda took half of these books to Wendy’s house. She took 7 books there. How many spell books does Zelda own?
Short to Tall Skeleton, Dracula, Frankenstein and Mummy are lining up in order from shortest to tallest. Mummy is not the tallest or the shortest. Skeleton is taller than Frankenstein and Dracula. Frankenstein is shorter than Mummy. Frankenstein is not the shortest. In what order are they standing? Halloween Brain Teasers
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Krista’s Costume Krista is making a butterfly costume for her Halloween party. She is only going to use two different colors on her wings. She can choose from 6 colors - red, green, pink, orange, black and yellow. How many different color combinations could she choose from? Example - red and black
Zelda’s Rule Number Result Zelda has a secret rule for what she likes to do to numbers. Her friends have taken turns to tell her a number and she has applied her rule. Fill in the 2 missing numbers.
6
13
3
7 11
4
9
8 23
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Answers Witch’s Hat Answer – 11 hats Haunted House Answer – 17 houses Frankie’s Shirts Answer – 4 shirts Ghost Race Answer – 1st Patchy, 2nd Spooky, 3rd Boo, 4th Casper Wendy’s Pets Answer – 10 combinations Cats and Owls Answer – 6 cats and 3 owls Who Has the Most? Answer – Sean, Kiara, Chloe, Rhys Frankenstein’s Favorite Numbers Answer - 218 236 254 272 416
434
452
Dracula’s Favorite Numbers Answer - 118 136 154 172
208
226
190
244
262
280
Pumpkins Answer – 16 pumpkins Cats and Bats Answer – 7 bats Line Up Answer – 24 different orders Trick or Treat Answer – 2 hours and 23 minutes Mummy’s Birthday Answer – 31 December Halloween Brain Teasers
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Invitations Answer – 20 invitations Halloween Friends Answer – Mummy – 10, Dracula – 19, Frankenstein - 46 Spell Books Answer – 28 books Short to Tall Dracula, Frankenstein, Mummy, Skeleton Krista’s Costume Answer – 15 combinations Zelda’s Rule Answer Number Result 6
13
3
7
5
11
4
9
8
17
11
23
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Zelda’s rule is double the number and add 1.
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