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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?
Witches’ Hats
Gilda has 5 more hats than Zelda.
Together they have 17 hats.
How many hats does Gilda have?
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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?
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?
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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?
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
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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.
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.
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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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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
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?
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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?
Trick or Treat
Timmy was out Trick or Treating for 8,580 seconds.
How many hours and minutes was he Trick
or Treating?
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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?
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?
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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?
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?
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Zelda’s Rule
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. What is Zelda’s Rule?
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
Number Result
6 13
3 7
11
4 9
8
23
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AnswersAnswersAnswersAnswers 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 - 118 136 154 172 190 208 226 244 262 280
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
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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 - Zelda’s rule is double the number and add 1.
Number Result
6 13
3 7
5555 11
4 9
8 17171717
11111111 23
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