Mystery Number Puzzles
Five number puzzles, each with a set of clues to a mystery number.
Each puzzle below has a series of clues to a mystery number.
Can you work out what the number is for each puzzle?
Puzzle 1
The number:
- is greater than 7
- has two digits
- is less than a dozen
- looks the same even if you swap the two digits around
Show the answer
11
Puzzle 2
The number:
- is less than 10
- is higher than 4
- is an even number
- is in the three times table
Show the answer
6
Puzzle 3
The number:
- is between 20 and 40
- is even
- has two digits, the sum of the digits is 9
Show the answer
36
Puzzle 4
The number:
- is odd
- is between 10 and 60
- is in the 5 times table
- the sum of the two digits is 7
Show the answer
25
Puzzle 5
The number:
- is lower than 50
- is in the three times table
- is not even
- is 2 more than a multiple of 5
Show the answer
27
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