Puzzle Zone

When Olivia last saw her cousin Amelia, Amelia was half her age. Now Amelia is only 4 years younger than she is! 

How old was Olivia the last time she saw Amelia?

Fill the cookie jars with a combination of the given numbers below so each adds up to 25. You may use each number more than once or not at all.

Complete the story below by choosing any number you’d like from the number bank. You may use each number only once. Your challenge? See if you can make the answer to the question at the end an even number!

Number Bank

34

245     

1,451

67

18

5

2

903

It was ____ degrees in Wintertown, and there were ____ inches of snow on the ground. It was time for a snowball fight! Leo made ____ snowballs in ____ minutes. Mateo made ____ times as many! Sofia launched ____ of Leo’s snowballs at Mateo and Zoey. Zoey threw ____ of Mateo’s snowballs at Sofia and Leo. They played for ____ hours.

How many total snowballs did Mateo and Leo make?

One of the three equations below is a lie! Pick the one thatʼs not true.