CCSS: 2.OA.A.1, 2.OA.C.3, 4.NF.B.4.C, MP1, MP2, MP4, MP7
TEKS: 2.4D, 2.7A, 5.3I
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STANDARDS
CCSS: 2.OA.A.1, 2.OA.C.3, 4.NF.B.4.C, MP1, MP2, MP4, MP7
TEKS: 2.4D, 2.7A, 5.3I
Puzzle Zone
Flex your math muscles with these fun brainteasers!
Illustration by Chip Wass
Dilly’s Smoothies
Dilly Dixon sold all 16 pickle smoothies she made today. She said:
“I should make 3/4 more smoothies tomorrow than I did today. That’s a total of 12 pickle smoothies! I can probably sell them all.”
What was Dillyʼs mistake and how can it be fixed?
Evens & Odds
Follow the path of even numbers up, down, left, or right to reach the end.
Triangle Sums
Fill in the circles with the numbers 4, 5, and 6 so that the numbers on each of the three sides of the triangle add up to the same sum.
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Classy Calculations
Use math reasoning to figure out the value of each symbol pictured below.
Then solve each equation!
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ANSWERS: Math Blooper: Dilly needed to calculate 16 + (16 × ¾), 16 + 12 = 28 smoothies total; Math Maze: Path is 2, 12, 48, 88, 94, 18, 66, 52; Brainteaser: The sides are Left: 2-6-1, Right: 1-5-3, and Bottom: 2-4-3, and all add up to 9; Picture Equations: 2 + 1 + 1 = 4, Notebook = 2, Pencil = 1; 6 + 4 + 4 = 14, Glue = 6, Scissors = 4