Money Matters

How many nickels does it take to equal .25c?

How many quarters does it take to make $1.00?

I want to buy Matthew a gift for his birthday…

The gift costs $10.00

I have $5.75 saved in my Iggy bank.

How much more do I need to save before I can buy it?

Elsie wants to buy ribbons for her long hair.

Each ribbon costs .25c.

She has saved $1.00 in her Elsie bank.

How many ribbons can she buy?

My hot chocolate treat cost $1.00

I paid for it with a $5.00 bill.

How much change should I get back?

Meow Meow’s catnip toy is on sale!

Before the sale it cost $3.00

The sale price is $2.50

How much money will I save if I buy the toy today?

Answers…

It takes 5 nickels

It takes 4 quarters

I need to save $4.25 

Elsie can buy 4 ribbons

I should get $4.00 in change

I will save $.50 today

Riddles & Brain puzzles!

What is clean when it’s black and dirty when it’s white?

Answer: a chalkboard

If the English alphabet goes from A - Z, what goes from Z - A?

Answer: zebra

There’s only one word in the dictionary that’s spelled wrong. What is it?

Answer: the word is wrong. It’s the only word that’s spelled w r o n g)

I have a tail and a head, but no body. What am I?

Answer: a coin

What has hands and a face, but can’t hold anything or smile?

Answer: a clock

How many months of the year have 28 days?

Answer: all of them! Every month has at least 28 days

What 2 things can you never eat for breakfast?

Answer: lunch and dinner

And now for some more challenging riddles!

I go all around the world, but never leave the corner. What am I?

Answer: a stamp

You’ll find me in Mercury, Earth, Mars and Jupiter, but not in Venus or Neptune. What am I?

Answer: the letter R

I make a loud sound when I’m changing. When I do change, I get bigger but weigh less. What am I?

Answer: popcorn

It’s the only place in the world where today comes before yesterday. Where is it?

Answer: the dictionary

There’s a one story house…everything in the red house is red. The walls are red, the floor is red, the kitchen is red, the bathroom is red and all of the bedrooms are red. So, what color are the stairs?

Answer: there’s no stairs! It’s a one-story house

What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right hand?

Answer: your right elbow

What can jump higher than a building?

Answer: anything that can jump. Buildings don’t jump!

A big huge thanks to Prodigy (https://www.prodigygames.com) for these fun, challenging and silly riddles!