Enrichment
Name
7-2
Number Riddle
Start with the number 24 for each exercise. Write the answer on
the blank to the right of each exercise. Then write the letter for
the number in the blank below to solve the riddle.
1.Subtract 12. Subtract 12. E
2.Divide by 2. U
3.Subtract 8. T
4.Divide by 3. C
5.Subtract 6. Subtract 6. Subtract 6.
A
6.Subtract 4. R
7.Subtract 2. Subtract 2. Subtract 2.
D
8.Divide by 8. B
9.Divide by 6. N
10.Divide by 12. O
A division sentence and a subtraction sentence were in a race.
The division sentence was called the winner. What was the
subtraction sentence called?
F
18
S
12
0
0
6
16
0
18
I
3
16
20
6
8
E 7•2
16
2
4
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