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How many apples were there?

Sophie has 4 baskets of apples. Each basket has the same number of apples. She gives 18 apples to her friend and then finds she has 54 apples left. How many apples were in each basket to begin with?

The Missing Marbles Mystery

Emma has 120 marbles. She decides to give some marbles to her three friends: Alice, Ben, and Charlie. Emma gives Alice twice as many marbles as she gives Ben and gives Charlie 5 more marbles than Ben. After giving away the marbles, Emma has 35 marbles left. How many marbles did Emma give to each of her friends?

Mystery Number Riddle

I am thinking of a number. When I divide this number by 5, the result is 9 more than 3. What is the number?

Find the Missing Number

A sequence of numbers follows a specific pattern: 3, 7, 13, 21, __, 43. What is the missing number in the sequence?

Tricky Arithmetic Problem

In a sequence of five consecutive numbers, the sum of the first four numbers is 94. What is the fifth number in the sequence?

The Magic Square

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In a 3x3 magic square, the sum of the numbers in each row, each column, and both diagonals is the same. The magic square below has some numbers filled in. Can you find the missing numbers?

How much juice?

Liam has 3/4 of a litre of orange juice and 1/3 of a litre of apple juice. He decides to mix them together in a pitcher. How many litres of juice does Liam have in the pitcher after mixing them?

How many students?

At a science camp, 156 students need to be divided into groups such that each group has the same number of students. If there are six different ways to form these groups, what are the possible numbers of students in each group? Provide all the options.

Decimal addition

If you add 0.3, 0.06, and 0.007 together, what is the sum? Express your answer in decimal form.

Exploring Fractions

Lucy has a ribbon that is 3/4 meters long. She cuts it into pieces that are each 1/8 meter long. How many pieces of ribbon did Lucy cut?

Calculating With Fractions

James and Sarah were comparing the amounts of lemonade they drank at a picnic. If James drank 2/3 of a litre of lemonade and Sarah drank 5/4 litres, how much more lemonade did Sarah drink than James?

The Mystery of Missing Numbers

  In a magical land, there are three mystical numbers. When added together, they total 30. When multiplied, the result is exactly 500. Can you figure out what these three numbers are? Remember, they might not all be whole numbers. Take your time to think about this arithmetic challenge. If you need a hint or are ready to see the solution, just let me know!

How many pages are there in the book

Sophia is reading a book. On the first day, she reads 1/5 of the pages plus 12 more. On the second day, she reads 1/4 of the remaining pages plus 15 pages. On the third day, she reads 1/3 of the remaining pages plus 18 pages. After this, she has 1/4 of the book left to read. How many pages are there in the book?

The Fractional Bakery

  A bakery made a large batch of cupcakes. They sold 2 5 5 2 ​ of them in the morning and 1 4 4 1 ​ of the remaining cupcakes in the afternoon. If they had 180 cupcakes left at the end of the day, how many cupcakes did they make originally?