MATH RIDDLES

Farmer Brown came to town with some watermelons. He sold half of them plus half a watermelon and found that he had one whole

watermelon left. How many watermelons did he take to town?

When asked how old she was, Suzie replied "in two years I will be twice as old as I was five years

ago".How old is she?

Jenna wrote all the numbers from 300 to 400 on a piece of paper. How many times did she write the

digit 3?

I am four times as old as my daughter. In 20 years time, I shall be twice as old as her. How old is she

now?

If 5 cats catch 5 mice in 5 minutes, how long will it take one cat to catch a mouse?

ANSWERS:

1st question- 3 watermelons2nd question- 12 years old

3rd question- 120 times4th question- 10 years old5th question- 5 minutes