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The Cosmic Court Heist
The Championship Blocky Cup has been swiped from the center of the court! The tournament referee was temporarily deactivated by a rogue player using cosmic basketball tricks. Follow the clues and help the security robots recover the trophy before the final buzzer sounds.
Suspects
Possible suspects
Cross off a row as each clue rules it out. On screen, tap a row.
21 of 21 still in play
| Name | Dribbling Style | Cosmic Gear | Signature Move | Sensor Glow | System Fault |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron Mew | telekinetic floating | plasma net | right-hand shooter | electric cyan | overheats in sun |
| Giga Tail | rapid tail-slapping | gravity boots | left-hand shooter | pixelated green | freezes in shadow |
| Cosmo Claw | cybernetic rolling | gravity boots | left-hand shooter | neon magenta | overheats in sun |
| Mecha Mane | telekinetic floating | rocket sneakers | right-hand shooter | electric cyan | rusts in water |
| Luna Fin | jetpack bouncing | plasma net | right-hand shooter | electric cyan | freezes in shadow |
| Aqua Byte | blocky glitching | horn lasers | left-hand shooter | neon magenta | overheats in sun |
| Nebula Hoops | cybernetic rolling | sonar visor | left-hand shooter | neon magenta | rusts in water |
| Drift Circuit | cybernetic rolling | horn lasers | left-hand shooter | electric cyan | freezes in shadow |
| Slick Fin | cybernetic rolling | sonar visor | right-hand shooter | electric cyan | rusts in water |
| Giannis Antetokitty | cybernetic rolling | gravity boots | right-hand shooter | electric cyan | freezes in shadow |
| Marina Splash | rapid tail-slapping | horn lasers | right-hand shooter | electric cyan | overheats in sun |
| Luka Doncat | telekinetic floating | horn lasers | left-hand shooter | electric cyan | freezes in shadow |
| Robo James | rapid tail-slapping | rocket sneakers | right-hand shooter | pixelated green | rusts in water |
| Coral Spark | cybernetic rolling | sonar visor | left-hand shooter | pixelated green | freezes in shadow |
| Pixel Whiskers | jetpack bouncing | rocket sneakers | right-hand shooter | electric cyan | freezes in shadow |
| Astro Paws | rapid tail-slapping | horn lasers | right-hand shooter | neon magenta | overheats in sun |
| Nikola Jokicap | jetpack bouncing | sonar visor | right-hand shooter | electric cyan | freezes in shadow |
| Stephen Kitty | cybernetic rolling | plasma net | right-hand shooter | electric cyan | overheats in sun |
| Kyrie Purrving | rapid tail-slapping | rocket sneakers | right-hand shooter | electric cyan | freezes in shadow |
| Meow Ming | rapid tail-slapping | rocket sneakers | left-hand shooter | pixelated green | freezes in shadow |
| Vector Velvet | telekinetic floating | sonar visor | right-hand shooter | pixelated green | freezes in shadow |
Clue 1
Skip counting
You scan the arena bleachers, skip-counting the glowing seats row by row to estimate the rogue crowd size before they scramble your database.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
T
28
50
39
25
16
25
90
39
33
T
28
40
120
39
25
20
120
T
28
16
25
39
27
90
8
27
25
12
27
20
39
T
28
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, ___, 30, 32T
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, ___, 22, 24N
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, ___, 50, 60D
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, ___, 36, 39C
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, ___, 42, 45E
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ___, 14, 16M
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, ___, 30, 33A
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, ___, 18, 20U
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, ___, 100, 110P
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, ___, 10, 12L
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, ___, 60, 70H
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, ___, 130, 140O
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, ___, 30, 35S
0/13 letters found
Clue 2
Word problems
A damaged security drone sparks on the floor. Solving its word problem inventory of missing equipment reveals the thief's escape vector.
Solve each problem to learn its letter, then write the letters in the boxes to fill in the missing word.
Awitnesssawthevillainwas .
R
33
29
16
11
40
11
27
8
D
S
11
O
O
40
E
R
33
Astro-Ref lined up 11 rows of 3 cyber whiskers. How many cyber whiskers in all?R
Astro-Ref lined up 4 rows of 2 pixel blocks. How many pixel blocks in all?N
Astro-Ref lined up 4 rows of 4 space treats. How many space treats in all?G
Astro-Ref found 6 sonar fish yesterday and 5 more today. How many sonar fish in all?H
There were 37 sonar fish. 8 were used up. How many sonar fish are left?I
There were 44 energy basketballs. 4 were used up. How many energy basketballs are left?T
Astro-Ref lined up 9 rows of 3 sonar fish. How many sonar fish in all?A
0/7 letters found
Clue 3
Fractions of a number
You examine the team locker rooms, calculating what fraction of the cosmic uniform charging stations were drained during the heist.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
T
25
2
16
11
24
18
38
5
39
33
22
20
5
T
25
5
24
3
24
16
16
21
16
30
11
40
30
2
10
19
5
15
2/6 of 75 =T
3/10 of 110 =K
3/5 of 65 =C
8/10 of 50 =N
2/4 of 30 =W
2/5 of 55 =Y
2/8 of 76 =D
1/6 of 60 =A
1/6 of 126 =Z
1/2 of 10 =O
2/4 of 6 =F
2/10 of 55 =I
4/10 of 50 =M
1/4 of 120 =S
4/6 of 57 =L
1/2 of 32 =E
2/4 of 48 =R
2/3 of 3 =H
2/4 of 36 =B
0/19 letters found
Clue 4
Rounding
The court's seismic sensors can only output rounded telemetry numbers, so you must round the coordinates to find the precise crash site.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
T
20
80
600
40
90
600
900
40
200
40
30
600
90
40
400
300
700
T
20
T
20
600
500
600
800
600
200
T
20
90
70
200
200
60
40
900
Round 16 to the nearest tenT
Round 544 to the nearest hundredD
Round 224 to the nearest hundredC
Round 42 to the nearest tenA
Round 340 to the nearest hundredP
Round 84 to the nearest tenH
Round 852 to the nearest hundredN
Round 61 to the nearest tenY
Round 94 to the nearest tenR
Round 567 to the nearest hundredE
Round 32 to the nearest tenM
Round 843 to the nearest hundredL
Round 400 to the nearest hundredS
Round 673 to the nearest hundredO
Round 71 to the nearest tenI
0/15 letters found
Clue 5
Fractions of a number — the last clue
Analyzing the high-voltage scoreboard requires finding the exact fraction of active pixels that are still glowing after the cyber attack.
First solve each problem. Then find each answer in the list below and cross that sentence out. One sentence will be left — that's exactly what the villain did!
Step 1 — solve these
1/6 of 36 = ?
3/6 of 2 = ?
1/4 of 16 = ?
1/2 of 10 = ?
1/3 of 9 = ?
1/10 of 20 = ?
8/10 of 10 = ?
4/6 of 15 = ?
2/4 of 22 = ?
5/10 of 18 = ?
2/10 of 60 = ?
Step 2 — cross out the sentence with each answer
1.The villain rolled swiftly across the court floor, then anchored down using heavy gravity boots.
2.The villain drifted past defenders using telekinesis, then activated glowing horn lasers to distract the crowd.
3.The villain rolled swiftly across the court floor, then tracked the path with a sonar visor.
4.The villain bounced high on jetpack fuel, then tracked the path with a sonar visor.
5.The villain bounced high on jetpack fuel, then anchored down using heavy gravity boots.
6.The villain swished the ball with a rapid tail-slap, then boosted away in rocket sneakers.
7.The villain bounced high on jetpack fuel, then boosted away in rocket sneakers.
8.The villain swished the ball with a rapid tail-slap, then activated glowing horn lasers to distract the crowd.
9.The villain drifted past defenders using telekinesis, then trapped the referee inside a plasma net.
10.The villain teleported straight through the defensive blocks, then boosted away in rocket sneakers.
11.The villain drifted past defenders using telekinesis, then tracked the path with a sonar visor.
12.The villain teleported straight through the defensive blocks, then tracked the path with a sonar visor.
Solve it
Name the culprit
Choose the one suspect left standing.
Answer Key — The Cosmic Court Heist
Culprit: Pixel Whiskers (jetpack bouncing · rocket sneakers · right-hand shooter · electric cyan · freezes in shadow)
- Clue 1 (Skip counting): "THE SUSPECT DOES NOT USE A PLASMA NET"Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, ___, 30, 32 = 28 (T) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, ___, 22, 24 = 20 (N) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, ___, 50, 60 = 40 (D) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, ___, 36, 39 = 33 (C) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, ___, 42, 45 = 39 (E) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ___, 14, 16 = 12 (M) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, ___, 30, 33 = 27 (A) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, ___, 18, 20 = 16 (U) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, ___, 100, 110 = 90 (P) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, ___, 10, 12 = 8 (L) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, ___, 60, 70 = 50 (H) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, ___, 130, 140 = 120 (O) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, ___, 30, 35 = 25 (S)
- Clue 2 (Word problems): "RIGHT HAND SHOOTER"Astro-Ref lined up 11 rows of 3 cyber whiskers. How many cyber whiskers in all? = 33 (R) · Astro-Ref lined up 4 rows of 2 pixel blocks. How many pixel blocks in all? = 8 (N) · Astro-Ref lined up 4 rows of 4 space treats. How many space treats in all? = 16 (G) · Astro-Ref found 6 sonar fish yesterday and 5 more today. How many sonar fish in all? = 11 (H) · There were 37 sonar fish. 8 were used up. How many sonar fish are left? = 29 (I) · There were 44 energy basketballs. 4 were used up. How many energy basketballs are left? = 40 (T) · Astro-Ref lined up 9 rows of 3 sonar fish. How many sonar fish in all? = 27 (A)
- Clue 3 (Fractions of a number): "THEIR BLOCKY MOTOR FREEZES IN SHADOW"2/6 of 75 = 25 (T) · 3/10 of 110 = 33 (K) · 3/5 of 65 = 39 (C) · 8/10 of 50 = 40 (N) · 2/4 of 30 = 15 (W) · 2/5 of 55 = 22 (Y) · 2/8 of 76 = 19 (D) · 1/6 of 60 = 10 (A) · 1/6 of 126 = 21 (Z) · 1/2 of 10 = 5 (O) · 2/4 of 6 = 3 (F) · 2/10 of 55 = 11 (I) · 4/10 of 50 = 20 (M) · 1/4 of 120 = 30 (S) · 4/6 of 57 = 38 (L) · 1/2 of 32 = 16 (E) · 2/4 of 48 = 24 (R) · 2/3 of 3 = 2 (H) · 2/4 of 36 = 18 (B)
- Clue 4 (Rounding): "THE ARENA CAMERA SPOTTED ELECTRIC CYAN"Round 16 to the nearest ten = 20 (T) · Round 544 to the nearest hundred = 500 (D) · Round 224 to the nearest hundred = 200 (C) · Round 42 to the nearest ten = 40 (A) · Round 340 to the nearest hundred = 300 (P) · Round 84 to the nearest ten = 80 (H) · Round 852 to the nearest hundred = 900 (N) · Round 61 to the nearest ten = 60 (Y) · Round 94 to the nearest ten = 90 (R) · Round 567 to the nearest hundred = 600 (E) · Round 32 to the nearest ten = 30 (M) · Round 843 to the nearest hundred = 800 (L) · Round 400 to the nearest hundred = 400 (S) · Round 673 to the nearest hundred = 700 (O) · Round 71 to the nearest ten = 70 (I)
- Clue 5 (Fractions of a number): surviving statement (box 7) → Pixel Whiskers1/6 of 36 = 6 · 3/6 of 2 = 1 · 1/4 of 16 = 4 · 1/2 of 10 = 5 · 1/3 of 9 = 3 · 1/10 of 20 = 2 · 8/10 of 10 = 8 · 4/6 of 15 = 10 · 2/4 of 22 = 11 · 5/10 of 18 = 9 · 2/10 of 60 = 12
About this mystery
- Grade level
- Grade 2 math
- Math topics
- Skip counting, Word problems, Fractions of a number, Rounding
- Reading level
- grades 7-9
- Theme
- The Cosmic Court Heist — set in The Deep-Space Reef Arena
- Format
- Interactive online & printable worksheet with answer key
- Solution
- One unique, verified culprit among 21 suspects