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Facts review

59 Errors
The multiplication grid below contains 59 errors. Check all of the answers. When you
find a mistake, correct it and shade in that box. When you’ve finished shading the
boxes with errors, the shaded grid will spell out the answer to the following riddle:

What is too much for one, enough for two,


and nothing at all for three?

x 9 6 3 1 0 8 7 2 5 4 3 8 4 9 0 6 7 5

63 42 21 7 0 56 42 21 30 29 22 65 28 63 0 42 49 35
7

27 18 9 3 0 24 28 6 15 7 9 21 12 27 0 18 21 15
3

9 6 3 2 1 9 0 2 5 5 4 9 5 10 1 6 7 5
1

72 48 24 9 0 64 65 16 40 28 21 64 28 72 0 48 56 40
8

45 30 12 7 6 48 49 10 36 18 18 42 18 45 0 30 49 36
6

27 24 12 5 0 32 28 8 20 16 12 32 12 36 0 24 21 20
4

72 45 36 10 9 81 63 18 45 36 27 72 45 72 9 54 81 45
9

18 12 5 2 0 16 14 4 10 8 6 16 8 18 0 12 21 10
2

54 36 16 5 0 40 35 10 25 20 15 40 20 45 0 30 30 25
5

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Factors and

What a Mix-Up products

Here are four mixed-up multiplication charts. Find the missing factors
and products to complete these charts correctly.

X 5 8 2 6 X 4

3 7 42

9 72 36

4 2 12

7 40 24
Hint:
In the charts with missing factors, you’ll notice
some of the products lined up in rows or columns.
Use your knowledge of common factors to help
you see how these products are related.

X 5 X

24 4 14

18 10 10 8

8 18

18 50

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1 digit x

Solve the Riddle 3 or 4 digits

Do you know what Mary had when she


went out to dinner?

To figure out this riddle, solve the following problems and find your answers in the
code boxes below. Write the letter from each problem in the code box with the
matching answer. If the answer appears in more than one code box, fill in each one
with the same letter.

K 246 R 4,035 E 319 N 8,007


x ______
3 x ______6 x ______9 x ______
5

D 7,021 L 9,306 T 999 H 6,210


x ______
4 x ______7 x ______8 x ______
2

I 5,115 B 8,020 P 583 A 967


x ______
7 x ______6 x ______9 x ______
3

M 532 Y 6,039 W 826 O 3,244


x ______
8 x ______9 x ______5 x ______
3

5,247 2,871 9,732 5,247 65,142 2,871 738 40,035 9,732 4,130 4,256 2,901 24,210 54,351

12,420 2,901 28,084 2,901 65,142 35,805 7,992 7,992 65,142 2,871 65,142 2,901 4,256 48,120 .
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1 digit x 4 digits

Cross Them Out #2


Solve all nine multiplication problems below. Locate and cross out each of your
answers in the grid. When you have finished, 28 boxes will remain. Working
horizontally, left to right, write the remaining letters in order in the empty
boxes below the grid to reveal the answer to the following question:

What did the father say to his son who wanted


to be a tank driver when he grew up?

1. 9,639 2. 7,092 3. 8,421


x 4
________ x 3
________ x 2
________

4. 5,604 5. 4,434 6. 7,638


x 5
________ x 9
________ x 8
________

7. 3,333 8. 8,089 9. 6,532


x 3
________ x 7
________ x 6
________

R B E R M I C C A R M S
5 6 6 2 3 4 8 1 6 8 4 2
E R S M O R K B R A E R
6 3 8 5 5 6 3 9 9 0 6 4
T A I G H T I N N L Y W
7 2 4 2 1 2 7 6 3 8 2 7
B R I M S O N T S T A N
6 1 1 0 4 6 1 9 3 4 1 1
T R I M D I N I N G S B
9 9 9 9 4 2 4 3 9 1 9 2
Y O U U R S T V R W A Y
8 7 5 2 8 0 2 0 8 3 7 5


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2 digits x

Match It #1 2 digits

Use multiplication to solve the problems below, then locate each correct answer in the
column on the right. Use a ruler or a straightedge to draw a line from the question to the
answer (dot to dot). Your line will pass through a number and a letter. The number tells
you where to write your letter in the code boxes to answer the riddle below.

1. 54 x 31 ● ● 4,508

A
2. 29 x 84 ● ● 2,378

K 3 O
3. 32 x 23 ● ● 2,961

4. 49 x 92 ● ● 1,152
A 9 5
6
5. 66 x 40 ● 12 M ● 2,640
R
6. 35 x 72 ● R ● 736

7. 63 x 47 ● O 8 ● 2,166
10
11 4
8. 13 x 62 ● ● 1,674

2
9. 48 x 24 ● 7 ● 3,528
C N 1
10. 57 x 38 ● ● 806
O
11. 82 x 29 ●
I ● 2,436

12. 72 x 49 ● ● 2,520

Where does a frog change its clothes?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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2 digits x 2 digits

Secret Code Time


Why did Godzilla eat Tokyo instead of Rome?

To figure out this riddle, solve the following problems and find your answers in the code
boxes below. Write the letter from each problem in the code box with the matching answer.
If the answer appears in more than one code box, fill in each one with the same letter.

M U N L
67 48 94 27
x ____
38 x ____
25 x ____
50 x ____
62

W T D O
53 79 58 41
x ____
35 x ____
29 x____
34 x ____
79

I J E F
55 47 62 90
x ____
84 x ____
24 x____
37 x ____
30

R S A H
24 92 47 52
x ____
25 x ____
38 x____
96 x ____
87

4,524 2,294 1,128 1,200 3,496 2,291 1,855 4,512 3,496 4,700 3,239 2,291

4,620 4,700 2,291 4,524 2,294 2,546 3,239 3,239 1,972 2,700 3,239 600

4,620 2,291 4,512 1,674 4,620 4,512 4,700 2,700 3,239 3,239 1,972 .
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2 digits x 3 digits

Monster Mystery
Solve the ten multiplication problems below. Write the answers in the across and
down spaces in the cross-number puzzle. The numbers in the shaded boxes
show where the letters should go in the code at the bottom to solve this riddle:

What did the hungry monster eat after


the dentist pulled its tooth?

ACROSS

1. 384 5. 908 6. 787 8. 4 7 3 9. 669


x 64
______ x 62
______ x 78
______ x ______
64 x 66
______

DOWN

1. 586 2. 824 3. 960 4. 168 7. 339


x 37
______ x 93
______ x 28
______ x 75
______ x 45
______

1 D 2 T

3 4

N 5 S

I 6 7 E

8 H T

9 T

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

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2 digits x

Last Number–First Number #2 3 digits

Solve the following multiplication problems. Write your answers in the winding puzzle
below. Note: The last digit of each answer becomes the first digit of the next
answer. Be sure to follow the arrows as you fill in the boxes, because you will have
to write the following answers backward: numbers 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, and 12. After you’ve
finished the puzzle, look at the numbers you’ve written in the shaded boxes. Each number
shows where the letter in that box should go in the code at the bottom to answer this riddle:

What does the announcer say to start a flea race?

1. 467 2. 529 3. 937 4. 833 5. 724 6. 437


x 39
______ x 64
______ x 65
______ x 62
______ x 83
______ x 53
______

7. 337 8. 972 9. 861 10. 511 11. 947 12. 827


x 39
______ x 33
______ x 74
______ x 83
______ x 42
______ x 53
______

1 L O 2 W 3



9 E 10

8
➠ N
4


12 F 11

➠ T

7 O 6 E A 5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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Addition,

Equal Values #1 subtraction, and


multiplication review

What’s the best way to


double your money?

Solve all the problems in both sets of boxes. Each answer in the top boxes matches an answer in the bottom boxes.
Discover the answer to the question above by writing each word from the top set of boxes in the box below with the
matching answer. One example has been done for you.

82 x 3= 246 25 x 5= 44 x 6= 74 x 3= 22 x 8=
IF BUT IT IT FIND

18 x 8= 33 x 3= 51 x 2= 69 x 7= 84 x 5=
IT IF AGAIN YOU BILL

58 x 5= 30 x 3= 80 x 3= 16 x 4= 70 x 3=
FOLD DOUBLE YOU’LL YOU INCREASES

24 x 9= 19 x 5= 48 x 1= 78 x 2= 15 x 3=
UP OPEN THE YOU FIVE-DOLLAR

11 x 9= 8 x 8= 29 x 10= 12 x 4= 5 x 9=

____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

60 x 7= 500 – 17= 45 x 2= 259 – 37= 150 – 25=

____________ , ____________ ____________ ____________ . ____________

4 1 x 6 = 246 39 x 4= 70 + 25= 12 x 12= 72 x 3=

if
____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

17 x 6= 60 x 4= 44 x 4= 66 x 4= 42 x 5=

____________ , ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ .


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1-digit divisors/

Did You Hear? Riddles 3-digit


quotient

Did you hear . . .


about your muscles? NEVER MIND —

122 54 442 588 686 69 54 69 123 521 55 442 468 .
about the rotten pudding? NEVER MIND —


681 69 55 38 69 55 686 222 655 54

442 38 588 686 232 69 38 515 54 .


To decode these jokes, complete the division problems below and locate the answers in the code boxes below the
riddles. Write the letter from the problem above the matching answer in each code box. If the answer appears in more
than one code box, fill in each one with the same letter.

W O D L
5 190 7 483 4 888 2 1,372

T M Y H
8 432 6 3,126 9 6,129 3 1,404

S A F U
6 2,652 2 1,176 9 1,107 5 275

N I L I
3 1,965 7 3,605 4 928 8 976

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1-digit divisors/

Remainders 3-digit quotient

Solve the division problems below. Each answer has a remainder.


Write the remainder in words in the puzzle below. The clue above
the problem tells you where the remainder should go.

1 ACROSS 1 DOWN 2 ACROSS 2 DOWN

9 708 8 743 7 341 5 249

3 ACROSS 3 DOWN 4 DOWN 5 ACROSS

8 555 5 452 9 611 8 713

6 ACROSS 7 ACROSS 7 DOWN 8 DOWN

5 192 7 675 9 587 8 711

3 4

5 7

6
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1-digit divisors/

Match It #2 4-digit
quotient

Use division to solve the problems below, then locate each correct answer in
the column on the right. Use a ruler or a straightedge to draw a line from the
question to the answer (dot to dot). Your line will pass through a number and
a letter. The number tells you where to write your letter in the code boxes to
answer the riddle below.

1. 5,247 ÷ 9 ● ● 949

2. 1,230 ÷ 5 ● F ● 560

3
3. 2,712 ÷ 8 ● 8 ● 226
L
4. 2,847 ÷ 3 ● O ● 415
N 7
5. 2,658 ÷ 6 ● ● 339
R E 5 P
6. 818 ÷ 2 ●
9 ● 443
2
7. 3,920 ÷ 7 ● ● 764
Y T
O
8. 1,200 ÷ 4 ● ● 793
O 11 4
6 12
9. 6,112 ÷ 8 ● ● 583

1 M 10
10. 1,356 ÷ 6 ● ● 300

11. 7,137 ÷ 9 ● ● 409

12. 2,075 ÷ 5 ● ● 246

What do you give a seasick elephant?

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