The Great Animatronic Arena Mystery
A huge glitch rocked the Neon Bay Island Arena during the grand tournament. A rogue animatronic stomped through the zone and snatched the golden victory trophy right out of the vault. Squad leaders Donnie, Roman, and Ryan need your puzzle-solving skills to crack the math codes and unmask the culprit!
Possible suspects
Cross off a row as each clue rules it out. On screen, tap a row.
| Name | Main Attack | Gear Ability | Dominant Hand | Casing Color | Vulnerability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolt Brody | Atomic Blast | Mech Armor | Right Handed | Metallic Gold | Sound Wave |
| Mecha Maya | Shockwave Dash | Shield Potion | Left Handed | Metallic Gold | Water Splash |
| Chomp Charlie | Shockwave Dash | Turbo Jetpack | Left Handed | Neon Green | EMP Blast |
| Roman V | Plasma Beam | Turbo Jetpack | Left Handed | Neon Green | Water Splash |
| Sparky Sid | Atomic Blast | Shield Potion | Left Handed | Neon Green | Sound Wave |
| Rex Gamer | Boogie Bomb | Mech Armor | Left Handed | Metallic Gold | EMP Blast |
| Zero Zack | Plasma Beam | Turbo Jetpack | Right Handed | Neon Green | Sound Wave |
| Rift Rey | Shockwave Dash | Shield Potion | Left Handed | Neon Green | Water Splash |
| Shadow Syd | Laser Stares | Mech Armor | Right Handed | Rusty Silver | Water Splash |
| Viper Vance | Shockwave Dash | Glider Wings | Right Handed | Rusty Silver | EMP Blast |
| Siren Sam | Shockwave Dash | Mech Armor | Left Handed | Neon Green | Sound Wave |
| Omega Otis | Boogie Bomb | Turbo Jetpack | Left Handed | Neon Green | Sound Wave |
| Falcon Faye | Atomic Blast | Mech Armor | Right Handed | Rusty Silver | EMP Blast |
| Pixel Pete | Plasma Beam | Mech Armor | Right Handed | Neon Green | Sound Wave |
| Laser Leo | Laser Stares | Mech Armor | Left Handed | Metallic Gold | Sound Wave |
| Circuit Chloe | Laser Stares | Glider Wings | Left Handed | Metallic Gold | Water Splash |
| Apex Ava | Atomic Blast | Glider Wings | Left Handed | Neon Green | Sound Wave |
| Nitro Nick | Shockwave Dash | Turbo Jetpack | Left Handed | Neon Green | Sound Wave |
| Donnie B | Plasma Beam | Turbo Jetpack | Right Handed | Rusty Silver | EMP Blast |
| Titan Tim | Shockwave Dash | Mech Armor | Left Handed | Neon Green | Water Splash |
| Ryan K | Shockwave Dash | Stealth Camo | Left Handed | Metallic Gold | Water Splash |
Addition
To tally the total energy cell canisters collected from the neon drops, the arena rangers added the loot piles.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
Subtraction
To check how many shield potion crates remained after the rogue animatronic raid, the squad subtracted the damaged stock.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
Multiplication facts (1-12)
To calculate the total boogie bombs stored across equal supply racks in the bunker, the tech team multiplied the rows.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
Fractions of a number
To find the portion of intact victory crowns saved from the monster stampede, the island crew took a fraction of the total vault inventory.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
Division facts (1-12) — the last clue
To split the recovered power cores equally among the defense towers, the guards divided the entire crate.
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!
Name the culprit
Choose the one suspect left standing.
Answer Key — The Great Animatronic Arena Mystery
- Clue 1 (Addition): "THE SUSPECT DOES NOT USE SHIELD POTION"2765 + 1702 = 4467 (T) · 3739 + 5390 = 9129 (L) · 2814 + 5758 = 8572 (H) · 1185 + 2483 = 3668 (D) · 3509 + 5122 = 8631 (E) · 4082 + 5161 = 9243 (P) · 3493 + 3993 = 7486 (I) · 4227 + 2523 = 6750 (O) · 1729 + 3102 = 4831 (C) · 2795 + 6395 = 9190 (U) · 3907 + 4822 = 8729 (N) · 1110 + 1696 = 2806 (S)
- Clue 2 (Subtraction): "WITNESS SAW THEM ATTACK WITH LEFT HAND"6330 - 4934 = 1396 (W) · 8570 - 4617 = 3953 (T) · 12878 - 4573 = 8305 (N) · 7404 - 3925 = 3479 (D) · 4485 - 140 = 4345 (H) · 11837 - 3817 = 8020 (M) · 5577 - 3832 = 1745 (F) · 7624 - 4085 = 3539 (C) · 8937 - 2316 = 6621 (E) · 9663 - 4570 = 5093 (K) · 10678 - 3541 = 7137 (I) · 6235 - 2590 = 3645 (L) · 5477 - 3604 = 1873 (A) · 11682 - 4677 = 7005 (S)
- Clue 3 (Multiplication facts (1-12)): "GUARDS USED HIGH SOUND WAVES TO STUN THEM"11 × 4 = 44 (G) · 3 × 11 = 33 (A) · 7 × 1 = 7 (M) · 10 × 7 = 70 (D) · 8 × 7 = 56 (S) · 5 × 5 = 25 (H) · 12 × 6 = 72 (V) · 9 × 5 = 45 (R) · 2 × 1 = 2 (N) · 12 × 9 = 108 (T) · 2 × 8 = 16 (W) · 1 × 1 = 1 (O) · 7 × 9 = 63 (I) · 6 × 8 = 48 (U) · 11 × 1 = 11 (E)
- Clue 4 (Fractions of a number): "SCOUTS FOUND NEON GREEN FUR AT THE SCENE"4/10 of 85 = 34 (S) · 2/4 of 4 = 2 (U) · 2/6 of 99 = 33 (O) · 5/10 of 58 = 29 (C) · 5/10 of 16 = 8 (H) · 5/8 of 48 = 30 (A) · 4/8 of 20 = 10 (D) · 1/4 of 24 = 6 (G) · 1/4 of 148 = 37 (E) · 7/10 of 20 = 14 (R) · 3/6 of 76 = 38 (T) · 1/4 of 128 = 32 (F) · 2/8 of 12 = 3 (N)
- Clue 5 (Division facts (1-12)): surviving statement (box 1) → Apex Ava55 ÷ 11 = 5 · 15 ÷ 5 = 3 · 44 ÷ 4 = 11 · 66 ÷ 11 = 6 · 16 ÷ 4 = 4 · 16 ÷ 8 = 2 · 35 ÷ 5 = 7 · 132 ÷ 11 = 12 · 99 ÷ 11 = 9 · 70 ÷ 7 = 10 · 56 ÷ 7 = 8
About this mystery
- Grade level
- Grade 5 math
- Math topics
- Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Fractions of a number, Division
- Reading level
- grades 5-6
- Theme
- The Great Animatronic Arena Mystery — set in Neon Bay Island Arena
- Format
- Interactive online & printable worksheet with answer key
- Solution
- One unique, verified culprit among 21 suspects