Reading Comprehension

Logic

Name ________________________________________ Date ___________

The Mystery Math Ball! A Logic-based Mystery
Jennifer received the following invitation in the mail.

You’re Invited
toa

“Mystery Math Ball!”
date: to be figured out by you
place: to be figured out by you
hosted by: to be figured out by you

Jennifer really wants to go to this party. Can you help her figureout the
missing information? Use your deductive reasoning skills and the clues
provided to solve the mystery about when and where this party will be held,
and who is hosting the party. Good luck!!©2004abcteach.com

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Name ________________________________________ Date ___________

The Mystery Math Ball! A Logic-based Mystery
Mystery Date
Use the clues and the calendar to helpJennifer figure out the date of the
“Mystery Math Ball.”

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Clues:
1. The date is not a prime number.
2. The date is not a multiple of 4 or 5.
3. The date is a multiple of 2.
4. The date is divisible by 6.
5. If you haveeliminated dates correctly, you should have two possible
dates left. The date of the “Mystery Math Ball” is the greater number
of those two dates.

When is the “Mystery Math Ball?” __________©2004abcteach.com

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Name ________________________________________ Date ___________

The Mystery Math Ball! A Logic-based Mystery
Mystery Place
Next, Jennifer must figure out where the“Mystery Math Ball” will be held.
Can you help her? Use the clues provided to figure out the 5-digit house
number.
Clues:
1. The house number is an even number.
2. The product of the digits in theone’s place and the hundred’s place is
6. The sum of these two digits is 5.
3. The digit in the ten thousand’s place is the difference between the
hundred’s digit and the one’s digit.
4. The...