Question

name___________________________ date ______ did you hear? riddles 1 - digit divisors/ 3 - digit quotient did you hear... about your muscles? never mind — 122 54 442 588 686 69 54 69 123 521 55 442 468. about the rotten pudding? never mind — 681 69 55 38 69 55 686 222 655 54 442 38 588 686 232 69 38 515 54. to decode these jokes, complete the division problems below and locate the answers in the code boxes below the riddles. write the letter from the problem above the matching answer in each code box. if the answer appears in more than one code box, fill in each one with the same letter. w \\(\

$$\begin{array}{r}\\ 5\\enclose{longdiv}{190}\\ \\end{array}$$

\\) o \\(\

$$\begin{array}{r}\\ 7\\enclose{longdiv}{483}\\ \\end{array}$$

\\) d \\(\

$$\begin{array}{r}\\ 4\\enclose{longdiv}{888}\\ \\end{array}$$

\\) l \\(\

$$\begin{array}{r}\\ 2\\enclose{longdiv}{1,372}\\ \\end{array}$$

\\) t \\(\

$$\begin{array}{r}\\ 8\\enclose{longdiv}{432}\\ \\end{array}$$

\\) m \\(\

$$\begin{array}{r}\\ 6\\enclose{longdiv}{3,126}\\ \\end{array}$$

\\) y \\(\

$$\begin{array}{r}\\ 9\\enclose{longdiv}{6,129}\\ \\end{array}$$

\\) h \\(\

$$\begin{array}{r}\\ 3\\enclose{longdiv}{1,404}\\ \\end{array}$$

\\) s \\(\

$$\begin{array}{r}\\ 6\\enclose{longdiv}{2,652}\\ \\end{array}$$

\\) a \\(\

$$\begin{array}{r}\\ 2\\enclose{longdiv}{1,176}\\ \\end{array}$$

\\) f \\(\

$$\begin{array}{r}\\ 9\\enclose{longdiv}{1,107}\\ \\end{array}$$

\\) u \\(\

$$\begin{array}{r}\\ 5\\enclose{longdiv}{275}\\ \\end{array}$$

\\) n \\(\

$$\begin{array}{r}\\ 3\\enclose{longdiv}{1,965}\\ \\end{array}$$

\\) i \\(\

$$\begin{array}{r}\\ 7\\enclose{longdiv}{3,605}\\ \\end{array}$$

\\) l \\(\

$$\begin{array}{r}\\ 4\\enclose{longdiv}{928}\\ \\end{array}$$

\\) i \\(\

$$\begin{array}{r}\\ 8\\enclose{longdiv}{976}\\ \\end{array}$$

\\)

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate W: Divide 190 by 5

$\frac{190}{5}=38$

Step2: Calculate O: Divide 483 by 7

$\frac{483}{7}=69$

Step3: Calculate D: Divide 888 by 4

$\frac{888}{4}=222$

Step4: Calculate L: Divide 1372 by 2

$\frac{1372}{2}=686$

Step5: Calculate T: Divide 432 by 8

$\frac{432}{8}=54$

Step6: Calculate M: Divide 3126 by 6

$\frac{3126}{6}=521$

Step7: Calculate Y: Divide 6129 by 9

$\frac{6129}{9}=681$

Step8: Calculate H: Divide 1404 by 3

$\frac{1404}{3}=468$

Step9: Calculate S: Divide 2652 by 6

$\frac{2652}{6}=442$

Step10: Calculate A: Divide 1176 by 2

$\frac{1176}{2}=588$

Step11: Calculate F: Divide 1107 by 9

$\frac{1107}{9}=123$

Step12: Calculate U: Divide 275 by 5

$\frac{275}{5}=55$

Step13: Calculate N: Divide 1965 by 3

$\frac{1965}{3}=655$

Step14: Calculate I: Divide 3605 by 7

$\frac{3605}{7}=515$

Step15: Calculate L: Divide 928 by 4

$\frac{928}{4}=232$

Step16: Calculate I: Divide 976 by 8

$\frac{976}{8}=122$

Map letters to code boxes:

1. First riddle (muscles):

• 122 = I, 54 = T → $\boldsymbol{I, T}$
• 442 = S → $\boldsymbol{S}$
• 588 = A → $\boldsymbol{A}$
• 686 = L, 69 = O, 54 = T → $\boldsymbol{L, O, T}$
• 69 = O, 123 = F → $\boldsymbol{O, F}$
• 521 = M, 55 = U, 442 = S, 468 = H → $\boldsymbol{M, U, S, H}$

Decoded phrase: I T'S A L O T O F M U S H

1. Second riddle (rotten pudding):

• 681 = Y, 69 = O, 55 = U → $\boldsymbol{Y, O, U}$
• 38 = W, 69 = O, 55 = U, 686 = L, 222 = D, 655 = N → $\boldsymbol{W, O, U, L, D, N}$
• 54 = T → $\boldsymbol{T}$
• 442 = S, 38 = W, 588 = A, 686 = L, 232 = L, 69 = O, 38 = W → $\boldsymbol{S, W, A, L, L, O, W}$
• 515 = I, 54 = T → $\boldsymbol{I, T}$

Decoded phrase: Y O U W O U L D N'T S W A L L O W I T

Answer:

1. About your muscles: IT'S A LOT OF MUSH
2. About the rotten pudding: YOU WOULDN'T SWALLOW IT

Letter-to-answer key:
W=38, O=69, D=222, L=686/232, T=54, M=521, Y=681, H=468, S=442, A=588, F=123, U=55, N=655, I=515/122