Lucky Friday 13 Brain Teasers

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Triangle Total 13
Place the numbers 2 7 into the squares so that each side of the triangle adds up to 13.

Square Total 13
Place the numbers 1 8 into the squares so that each side of the square adds up to 13.

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Darts Total 13
Using the dart board how many different ways can you think of that you can score 13 by throwing 3 darts?
1 3 5 7 9

HINT: You can hit the same number more than once but dont record the same numbers in a different order.

13 Parrots
How many different ways can you put 13 parrots into 4 cages so that each cage contains a different number of parrots? Each cage must have at least 1 parrot.

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What Number Am I? A
If you multiply me by 5 and take 12, you will get 13.

What Number Am I? B
If you add 1 to me, divide by 5, double the answer and add 1 you will get 13.

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Make 13 With 1, 3, 5, 8
Fill in the boxes with these digits to make a true equation 1, 3, 5, 8

1 3

Make 13 With 1, 2, 2, 6
Fill in the boxes with these digits to make a true equation 1, 2, 2, 6.

= 13

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Make 13 With 4, 6, 7, 9
Fill in the boxes with these digits to make a true equation 4, 6, 7, 9

= 13

Make 13 With 1, 3, 4, 9
Fill in the boxes with these digits to make a true equation 1, 3, 4, 9

= 13

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Sum and Difference

Find 2 numbers whose sum is 35 and difference is 13.

13 Riders
13 children are riding scooters and tricycles in the park. Each scooter has 2 wheels and each tricycle has 3 wheels. If there are a total of 37 wheels in the park, how many children have a scooter and how many have a tricycle?

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13 Animals
Farmer Freddy keeps his cows and ducks in the barn. If there are 13 animals in the barn and altogether they have 34 legs, how many cows and how many ducks does he have?

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Lucky Friday 13 Brain Teasers Answers

Triangle Total 13 one possible solution 6 5 2 7 3 4 Make 13 With 1, 2, 2, 6 Square Total 13 one possible solution 2 6 5 7 3 8 4 1 2 x 6 + 2 1 = 13 Make 13 With 4, 6, 7, 9 4 x 7 6 9 = 13 Make 13 With 1, 3, 4, 9 4 x 9 3 + 1 = 13 Darts Total 13 4 different possibilities 1, 3, 9 1, 5, 7 3, 3, 7 3, 5, 5 13 Parrots 3 different possibilities 1, 2, 4, 6 1, 2, 3, 7 1, 3, 4, 5 What Number Am I? A 5 Sum and Difference 24 and 11 13 Riders 2 scooters 11 tricycles 13 Animals 4 cows 9 ducks What Number Am I? B 29 Make 13 With 1, 3, 5, 8 51 38 13

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