Instructions for Use
A P.I. R2 Mini-Mystery
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Students will simplify each radical to its
simplest form. Then they will look at the
word bank on the right of the page to find
their answer. Students will write the word
that is associated with their correct answer
on the blank and then move on to the next
question. They may have to write small to
get the whole clue on the line.
Solving the Case
When they have finished all 17 questions and
filled in all the blanks, students should read
the clues. These are four clues which will
help them discover each person’s passion as
well as the state each person is from. They
will use these clues to solve the logic puzzle
at the bottom of the page.
Variations
Though the logic puzzle at the bottom of the
page is simple, this may be a new concept or
game for your students. If so, the logic
puzzle portion could be completed in small
groups, as a class or even offered as extra
credit for those ambitious enough to try it.
Backstory
Ray Radicand is a Private Investigator and
owner of an agency he calls R2 P.I. He has
been hired by three radical people (Grant,
Preston and Salome), but he’s confused
about who is who. He doesn’t remember
where the clients live or what they are
passionate about. He knows they are from
Texas, Colorado and Arizona and that their
interests are politics, equality and the
environment.
Now it’s up to your students to help him sort
it all out!
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NAME
DATE
PERIOD
The Case of the Mixed-up Radicals
Directions: Detective Ray Radicand, owner of R2 P.I. Agency, has been hired by three radical people: one of
them is really passionate about politics, another is interested in the environment and the third lives to see
equality in the world. That’s all he knows.
1.
2.
3.
√54
√75
6.
√125
7.
√45
11.
√28
√108
√150
√180
14.
√96
√72
√294
STATE
Arizona
Colorado
Texas
Record your findings here:
Politics
Environment
Equality
√200
17.
√192
INTEREST
√512
9.
13.
16.
Texas
Colorado
Arizona
√216
√147
12.
15.
Grant
Preston
Salome
5.
8.
√80
10.
4.
Grant is from _____________
and is interested in ____________
Preston is from _____________
and is interested in ____________
Salome is from _____________
and is interested in ____________
WORD BANK
Politics
5√6
Equality
16√2
isn’t from
5√3
Politics
10√2
isn’t into
6√3
and isn’t from
4√6
The person from
4√5
Preston
3√6
Salome
2√7
the Environment
7√6
is into
6√5
Colorado
6√2
Texas
3√5
Colorado
5√5
is into
7√3
Grant
8√3
Colorado
5√2
and isn’t into
6√6
©Ready-Made Resources, 2014
Help him sort out his mess. Simplify each radical below and use your answers to fill in the blanks with clues.
Then use these clues to logically conclude who is who.
The
Mann’s Briefcase
TheCase
CaseofofMs.
the Mixed-up
Radicals
Directions: Detective Ray Radicand, owner of R2 P.I. Agency, has been hired by three radical people: one of
them is really passionate about politics, another is interested in the environment and the third lives to see
equality in the world. That’s all he knows.
1.
Preston
2.
isn’t from
√54
3.
Colorado
√75
𝟑√𝟔
𝟓√𝟑
6.
The person from
7.
√216
𝟓√𝟓
𝟔√𝟔
Texas
√45
𝟒√𝟓
𝟑√𝟓
10.
Salome
11.
isn’t into
√28
√108
𝟐√𝟕
√125
8.
√80
15.
𝟓√𝟔
16.
𝟏𝟔√𝟐
9.
is into
Politics
√200
𝟏𝟎√𝟐
13.
& isn’t from
14.
Colorado
√96
√72
𝟔√𝟐
𝟒√𝟔
17.
is into
√192
𝟖√𝟑
INTEREST
√512
𝟕√𝟑
√150
Grant
5.
Equality
√147
12.
Politics
𝟔√𝟑
4.
& isn’t into
the Environment
√180
√294
𝟔√𝟓
𝟕√𝟔
STATE
Equality
Environment
Politics
Texas
Colorado
Arizona
Record your findings here:
Grant
Preston
Salome
N
Y
N
N
Y
N
N
N
Y
Y
N
N
Y
N N
N N
Y
Texas
Colorado
Arizona
N
N
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N N
Colorado
Grant is from _____________
the Environment
and is interested in ____________
Texas
Preston is from _____________
Politics
and is interested in ____________
Arizona
Salome is from _____________
Equality
and is interested in ____________
WORD BANK
Politics
5√6
Equality
16√2
isn’t from
5√3
Politics
10√2
isn’t into
6√3
and isn’t from
4√6
The person from
4√5
Preston
3√6
Salome
2√7
the Environment
7√6
is into
6√5
Colorado
6√2
Texas
3√5
Colorado
5√5
is into
7√3
Grant
8√3
Colorado
5√2
and isn’t into
6√6
©Ready-Made Resources, 2014
Help him sort out his mess. Simplify each radical below and use your answers to fill in the blanks with clues.
Then use these clues to logically conclude who is who.