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 Maths Puzzle  – Class 3 :: āĻ—āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āϧāĻžāρāϧāĻž – āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§€ā§Ÿ āĻļā§ā§°ā§‡āĻŖā§€


 1. Number Maze :: āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āϧāĻžāρāϧāĻž


1(a): 10 → 15 → ___ → ___


āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: 10 → 15 → ___ → ___


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 20, 25


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Numbers increase by +5 each time. āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžā§° āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž ā§Ģ āĻ•ā§ˆ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤


1(b): 2 → 4 → ___ → ___


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 6, 8


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Numbers increase by +2. āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāĻŦā§‹ā§° ⧍ āĻ•ā§ˆ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤


1(c): 5 → 10 → ___ → ___


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 20, 40
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Each number is multiplied by 2. āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŸā§‹ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāĻ• ⧍ ⧰⧇ āϗ⧁āĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤


1(d): 100 → 90 → ___ → ___


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 80, 70
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Numbers decrease by −10. āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāĻŦā§‹ā§° ā§§ā§Ļ āĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ•āĻŽā§‡āĨ¤


1(e): 3 → 6 → ___ → ___


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 12, 24
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Each number is doubled. āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŸā§‹ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻĻ⧁āϗ⧁āĻŖ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤


 2. Missing Numbers :: āĻ–āĻžāϞ⧀ āĻ āĻžāχ āĻĒā§‚ā§°āĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻ•


Q2(a): 20, 25, ___, 35


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 30
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Pattern is +5. āϧ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ ā§Ģ āĻ•ā§ˆ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤


Q2(b): 5, 15, 35, ___


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 65
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Pattern: +10, +20, +30 āϧ⧰āĻž: ā§§ā§Ļ, ⧍ā§Ļ, ā§Šā§Ļ āĻ•ā§ˆ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤


Q2(c): 100, 80, 60, ___


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 40
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Pattern is −20. āϧ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ ⧍ā§Ļ āĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ•āĻŽā§‡āĨ¤


Q2(d): 2, 4, 8, ___


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 16
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Each number is multiplied by 2. āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŸā§‹ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāĻ• ⧍ ⧰⧇ āϗ⧁āĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤


 3. Crack the Code :: āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧇āϤ āĻ­āĻžāĻ™āĻ•


Given / āĻĻāĻŋ⧟āĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇: A = 2, B = 4, C = 6


Q3(a): A + B = ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 6
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : 2 + 4 = 6


Q3(b): B + C = ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰:10
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : 4 + 6 = 10


Q3(c): A + C = ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 8
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : 2 + 6 = 8


Q3(d): C + C = ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 12
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : 6 + 6 = 12


Q3(e): A + A = ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 4
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : 2 + 2 = 4


4. Shape Detective :: āφāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āϚāĻŋāύāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤ āϕ⧰āĻ•


Q4(a): A clock is a (circle/square)


āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϘāĻĄāĻŧā§€āĻŸā§‹ āĻ•āĻŋ ? (āĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤ/āϚ⧌āϕ⧋)


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰:Circle (āĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤ)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : A clock is round. āϘāĻĄāĻŧā§€āĻŸā§‹ āĻ—ā§‹āϞāĨ¤


Q4(b): A book is a (triangle/rectangle)


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Rectangle (āφāϝāĻŧāϤ)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž :A book has four sides. āĻ•āĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒā§° āϚāĻžā§°āĻŋ āĻĢāĻžāϞ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤


Q4(c): A slice of pizza is a (triangle/square)


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Triangle (āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāϭ⧁āϜ)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : Pizza slice has three sides. āĻĒāĻŋāĻœā§āϜāĻžā§° āϟ⧁āϕ⧁⧰āĻž āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāϭ⧁āϜ āφāĻ•āĻžā§°ā§°āĨ¤


Q4(d): A ball is a (rectangle/circle)


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Circle (āĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤ)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : A ball is round. āĻŦāϞ āĻ—ā§‹āϞāĨ¤


Q4(e): A door is a (rectangle/oval)


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Rectangle (āφāϝāĻŧāϤ)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : A door has straight sides. āĻĻā§ā§ąāĻžā§°āĻ–āύ āφāϝāĻŧāϤ āφāĻ•āĻžā§°ā§°āĨ¤


5. Math Riddles :: āĻ—āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻžāρāĻĨā§°


Q5(a): I am between 10 and 20. I am even.


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 12, 14, 16, 18
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : These are even numbers. āĻāχāĻŦā§‹ā§° āϝ⧁āĻ—ā§āĻŽ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāĨ¤


Q5(b): I am more than 30 and less than 40. I am odd.


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 31, 33, 35, 37, 39
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : Odd numbers between 30 and 40. ā§Šā§Ļ āφ⧰⧁ ā§Ēā§Ļ ā§° āĻŽāĻžāϜ⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻœā§‹ā§œ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāĨ¤


Q5(c): I am a multiple of 5 between 20 and 40.


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 25, 30, 35
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : Multiples of 5 end in 0 or 5. ā§Ģ ā§° āϗ⧁āĻŖāĻŋāϤāĻ• ā§Ļ āĻŦāĻž ā§Ģ āϤ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q5(d): I am the smallest 2-digit number.


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰:10
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : Two-digit numbers start from 10. āĻĻ⧁āχ āĻ…āĻ‚āϕ⧰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž ā§§ā§Ļ ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āφ⧰āĻŽā§āĻ­ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q5(e): I am 10 more than 45.


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 55
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : 45 + 10 = 55


 6.  Multiplication :: āϗ⧁āĻŖāĻĢāϞ


Q6(a): 6 × 4 = 24


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : 6 groups of 4. ā§Ē āϟāĻž āϕ⧰āĻŋ ā§Ŧ āĻŦāĻžā§°āĨ¤


Q6(b): 8 × 3 = 24


Q6(c): 5 × 5 = 25


Q6(d): 9 × 2 = 18


Q6(e): 7 × 4 = 28


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : Multiplication means repeated addition. āϗ⧁āĻŖ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĒ⧁āύāσ āĻĒ⧁āύāσ āϝ⧋āĻ—āĨ¤


7. Picture Math :: āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋā§° āϏāĻšāĻžā§ŸāϤ āĻ—āĻŖāĻŋāϤ



  • 4 baskets × 5 apples = 20 apples

  • 3 plates × 6 cookies = 18 cookies

  • 5 boxes × 10 pencils = 50 pencils

  • 2 bags × 8 balls = 16 balls

  • 6 trays × 4 cups = 24 cups


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : Multiply total groups. āĻŽā§āĻ  āĻ—ā§‹āϟāĻŦā§‹ā§° āϗ⧁āĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻ•āĨ¤


8. True or False :: āϏāρāϚāĻž āύ⧇ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ›āĻž


(a) Statement: 12 + 8 = 20


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰:True (āϏāρāϚāĻž)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : 12 āφ⧰⧁ 8 āϝ⧋āĻ— āϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇ 20 āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤ (12 + 8 = 20)


(b) Statement: 6 × 5 = 35


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: False (āĻŽāĻŋāĻ›āĻž)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : 6 × 5 = 30 āĻšā§Ÿ, 35 āύāĻšā§ŸāĨ¤


(c) Statement: 100 > 90


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: True (āϏāρāϚāĻž)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : 100, 90 āϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰āĨ¤


(d) Statement: A triangle has 3 sides


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: True (āϏāρāϚāĻž)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāϭ⧁āϜ⧰ 3 āϟāĻž āĻĢāĻžāϞ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤


(e) Statement: 50 < 40


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: False (āĻŽāĻŋāĻ›āĻž)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž : 50, 40 āϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻĄāĻžāϙ⧰āĨ¤