Math Riddles for Third Graders Ready to Think

Boost number sense with math riddles for third graders that mix place value, estimation, and playful logic.

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Place Value and Operations

I am a three-digit number. My tens digit is 4, my ones digit is 2, and my digits add to 10. What number am I?

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442.

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I am even, greater than 20, less than 30, and my digits add to 8. What number am I?

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26.

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Double me and add 5 to get 21. What number am I?

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8.

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I am the product of 3 and 7. What number am I?

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21.

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A rectangle is 6 units by 4 units. What is its area?

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24 square units.

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You have 18 apples and share with two friends and yourself. How many each?

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6 apples.

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What is the difference between 52 and 29?

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23.

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If today is Monday, what day is 9 days from now?

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Wednesday.

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I am a multiple of 5 and 3 between 40 and 50. What am I?

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45.

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The sum of four consecutive numbers is 46. What is the smallest?

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10.

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Third Grade Skill Builders

I am half of 64. What number am I?

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32.

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I am 9 more than the product of 4 and 6. What number am I?

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33.

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You roll two dice and add them. What is the smallest total?

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2.

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I have 3 rows of 5 desks. How many desks total?

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15 desks.

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A pattern goes 2, 4, 6, 8. What are the next two numbers?

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10 and 12.

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What is 7 times 6?

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42.

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What is 100 less than 642?

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542.

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What time is shown when the hour hand is on 3 and minute hand is on 12?

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3 o clock.

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How many dimes make a dollar?

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Ten dimes.

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What is one fourth of 20?

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5.

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Warm-Up Extras

A bookshelf has 4 shelves with 9 books each. How many books?

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36 books.

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What number is 11 more than 39?

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50.

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What shape has four equal sides and four right angles?

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A square.

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If 24 crayons are shared by 6 students, how many each?

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4 crayons.

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What is the missing number in 9 times blank equals 27?

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3.

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A class has 5 tables with 4 students each. How many students?

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20 students.

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What is 60 minutes called?

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One hour.

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What is 3 more than 99?

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102.

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What number comes next: 81, 72, 63, 54, 45?

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36.

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I am the explanation that shows how you solved. What am I?

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Math reasoning.

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FAQ

Are answers included?
Yes. Every riddle includes the answer.

What skills do these cover?
Place value, multiplication, time, fractions, and patterns.

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