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Number Detective printable sheet

Calling all detectives!

You will need to think creatively, use your reasoning skills and your problem-solving strategies to find the mystery number from the table below.

Magnifying glass

  • The number has two digits.
  • Both of the digits are even.
  • The digit in the tens place is greater than the digit in the ones place.
  • The ones digit is not in the three times table.
  • The tens digit is not double the ones digit.
  • The sum of the two digits is a multiple of five.

 

18

86

120

42

46

64

80

8

22

83

 


You might now like to play the game Statement Snap or have a go at Satisfying Four Statements.