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Grade 5 Math Riddles Challenge

Engage fifth graders with fun and challenging math riddles that cover various mathematical concepts and problem-solving skills.

Grade 5 Math Math PuzzlesMath Riddles
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2 Short AnswerFill in the BlanksMultiple Choice

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.OA.A.1CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NBT.B.7CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.MD.A.1

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math riddlesgrade 5problem solvinglogicmath puzzles
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Grade 5 Math Riddles Challenge

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Read each math riddle carefully and use your problem-solving skills to find the answer. Write your answers on the lines or in the spaces provided.

1. I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?

2. What has a face and two hands, but no arms or legs?

3. I am a number between 10 and 20. I am an even number. If you add my digits together, you get 3. What number am I?  

4. I am a three-digit number. My hundreds digit is 5. My tens digit is 3 more than my units digit. My units digit is 2. What number am I?  

5. I have cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and water, but no fish. What am I?

a

A book

b

A map

c

A globe

d

A well

6. I am greater than 100 but less than 200. I am a multiple of 5. My digits add up to 7. What number am I?