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The Quantum Lab Heist
A rogue researcher has broken into the Apex Particle Laboratory and stolen the central antimatter container. Inspect the evidence left around the research facility to identify the culprit before they escape with the ultimate power source.
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 | Lab Invention | Special Gear | Dominant Hand | Hair Style | Countermeasure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Fleming | Gravity Disruptor | Magnetic Boots | Left-handed | Silver Buzzcut | High Frequency Audio |
| Alan Turing | Sonic Pulser | Magnetic Boots | Left-handed | Purple Mohawk | High Frequency Audio |
| Ada Lovelace | Gravity Disruptor | Quantum Visor | Left-handed | Neon Green Hair | High Frequency Audio |
| Katherine Johnson | Nano Swarm | Magnetic Boots | Right-handed | Silver Buzzcut | Water Sprinklers |
| Rosalind Franklin | Cryo Laser | Thermal Cloak | Left-handed | Neon Green Hair | Water Sprinklers |
| Nikola Tesla | Cryo Laser | Particle Scanner | Right-handed | Silver Buzzcut | Water Sprinklers |
| Galileo Galilei | Sonic Pulser | Thermal Cloak | Left-handed | Neon Green Hair | High Frequency Audio |
| Albert Einstein | Cryo Laser | Quantum Visor | Right-handed | Neon Green Hair | High Frequency Audio |
| Jane Goodall | Sonic Pulser | Quantum Visor | Right-handed | Silver Buzzcut | Copper Shielding |
| Stephen Hawking | Nano Swarm | Thermal Cloak | Right-handed | Purple Mohawk | Water Sprinklers |
| George Washington Carver | Cryo Laser | Magnetic Boots | Right-handed | Purple Mohawk | Water Sprinklers |
| Charles Darwin | Gravity Disruptor | Radiation Shield | Left-handed | Silver Buzzcut | Water Sprinklers |
| Dorothy Hodgkin | Sonic Pulser | Radiation Shield | Left-handed | Neon Green Hair | High Frequency Audio |
| Niels Bohr | Nano Swarm | Quantum Visor | Left-handed | Neon Green Hair | High Frequency Audio |
| Carl Sagan | Plasma Cannon | Magnetic Boots | Right-handed | Silver Buzzcut | Copper Shielding |
| Chien Shiung Wu | Nano Swarm | Magnetic Boots | Right-handed | Neon Green Hair | Water Sprinklers |
| Michael Faraday | Sonic Pulser | Thermal Cloak | Left-handed | Neon Green Hair | Water Sprinklers |
| Barbara McClintock | Gravity Disruptor | Particle Scanner | Left-handed | Silver Buzzcut | High Frequency Audio |
| Isaac Newton | Nano Swarm | Particle Scanner | Right-handed | Neon Green Hair | High Frequency Audio |
| Rachel Carson | Gravity Disruptor | Particle Scanner | Left-handed | Neon Green Hair | High Frequency Audio |
| Marie Curie | Nano Swarm | Radiation Shield | Right-handed | Silver Buzzcut | Water Sprinklers |
Clue 1
Percentages
The security system log calculates the code match percentage to narrow down the suspect file.
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
37
42
44
45
5
19
19
22
5
2
4
10
44
22
34
42
22
4
2
35
34
22
32
5
22
T
37
5
35
2
4
42
5
44
19
32
5% of 740 =T
25% of 20 =I
25% of 40 =G
20% of 210 =H
10% of 190 =L
25% of 16 =S
20% of 220 =E
10% of 220 =A
25% of 136 =R
50% of 70 =O
25% of 128 =D
20% of 225 =V
20% of 10 =N
0/13 letters found
Clue 2
Exponents
Quantum sensors record energy surges rising by powers of two across the lab grid.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
A
343
100
9
196
32
8
324
324
324
A
343
100
A
343
144
8
27
196
225
A
343
32
216
8
216
32
16
196
8
A
343
196
324
25
8
32
8
7^3 =A
12^2 =L
2^5 =N
5^2 =C
6^3 =D
15^2 =H
3^3 =F
4^2 =O
3^2 =I
18^2 =S
10^2 =W
14^2 =T
2^3 =E
0/13 letters found
Clue 3
Order of operations
To bypass the override gate, you must solve the precise order of operations on the terminal.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
H
76
62
41
H
76
42
73
61
55
10
61
58
19
25
63
10
37
62
30
59
H
76
30
73
49
61
37
49
H
76
61
62
73
59
10
62
49
44 + 4 × 8 =H
1 + 9 × 6 =Q
16 + 2 × 7 =O
14 + 6 × 8 =I
9 × 7 - 4 =S
13 + 4 × 3 =Y
11 × 5 - 6 =T
8 × 8 - 3 =E
9 × 10 - 27 =A
28 + 9 × 5 =R
4 + 2 × 3 =U
6 × 12 - 14 =N
9 × 6 - 12 =F
10 × 7 - 29 =G
5 × 8 - 21 =C
7 + 6 × 5 =D
0/16 letters found
Clue 4
Multiplication facts (1-12)
An automated sensor sweeps equal laser grids throughout the chemistry wing.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
A
7
121
4
81
121
45
25
4
4
121
5
A
7
60
25
66
A
7
72
132
4
22
16
81
121
16
5
4
15
4
A
7
44
4
25
1 × 7 =A
9 × 9 =O
5 × 1 =H
5 × 9 =G
11 × 11 =N
6 × 11 =W
11 × 2 =F
2 × 2 =E
5 × 5 =R
11 × 12 =L
4 × 11 =K
2 × 8 =T
3 × 5 =B
6 × 12 =S
10 × 6 =I
0/15 letters found
Clue 5
Division facts (1-12) — the last clue
The main containment breach requires dividing fuel samples into equal storage vials.
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
72 ÷ 6 = ?
44 ÷ 4 = ?
40 ÷ 8 = ?
3 ÷ 3 = ?
110 ÷ 11 = ?
27 ÷ 9 = ?
36 ÷ 4 = ?
84 ÷ 12 = ?
40 ÷ 5 = ?
48 ÷ 8 = ?
44 ÷ 11 = ?
Step 2 — cross out the sentence with each answer
1.The villain fires the cryo laser, then vanishes using the thermal cloak.
2.The villain activates the gravity disruptor, then scans with the quantum visor.
3.The villain discharges the plasma cannon, then scans with the quantum visor.
4.The villain discharges the plasma cannon, then vanishes using the thermal cloak.
5.The villain activates the gravity disruptor, then pings the particle scanner.
6.The villain unleashes the nano swarm, then pings the particle scanner.
7.The villain triggers the sonic pulser, then deploys the radiation shield.
8.The villain fires the cryo laser, then leaps with magnetic boots.
9.The villain fires the cryo laser, then pings the particle scanner.
10.The villain activates the gravity disruptor, then vanishes using the thermal cloak.
11.The villain triggers the sonic pulser, then vanishes using the thermal cloak.
12.The villain unleashes the nano swarm, then scans with the quantum visor.
Solve it
Name the culprit
Choose the one suspect left standing.
Answer Key — The Quantum Lab Heist
Culprit: Ada Lovelace (Gravity Disruptor · Quantum Visor · Left-handed · Neon Green Hair · High Frequency Audio)
- Clue 1 (Percentages): "THE VILLAINS GEAR HAS NO RADIATION SHIELD"5% of 740 = 37 (T) · 25% of 20 = 5 (I) · 25% of 40 = 10 (G) · 20% of 210 = 42 (H) · 10% of 190 = 19 (L) · 25% of 16 = 4 (S) · 20% of 220 = 44 (E) · 10% of 220 = 22 (A) · 25% of 136 = 34 (R) · 50% of 70 = 35 (O) · 25% of 128 = 32 (D) · 20% of 225 = 45 (V) · 20% of 10 = 2 (N)
- Clue 2 (Exponents): "A WITNESS SAW A LEFT HANDED NOTE AT SCENE"7^3 = 343 (A) · 12^2 = 144 (L) · 2^5 = 32 (N) · 5^2 = 25 (C) · 6^3 = 216 (D) · 15^2 = 225 (H) · 3^3 = 27 (F) · 4^2 = 16 (O) · 3^2 = 9 (I) · 18^2 = 324 (S) · 10^2 = 100 (W) · 14^2 = 196 (T) · 2^3 = 8 (E)
- Clue 3 (Order of operations): "HIGH FREQUENCY AUDIO SHORTED THEIR SUIT"44 + 4 × 8 = 76 (H) · 1 + 9 × 6 = 55 (Q) · 16 + 2 × 7 = 30 (O) · 14 + 6 × 8 = 62 (I) · 9 × 7 - 4 = 59 (S) · 13 + 4 × 3 = 25 (Y) · 11 × 5 - 6 = 49 (T) · 8 × 8 - 3 = 61 (E) · 9 × 10 - 27 = 63 (A) · 28 + 9 × 5 = 73 (R) · 4 + 2 × 3 = 10 (U) · 6 × 12 - 14 = 58 (N) · 9 × 6 - 12 = 42 (F) · 10 × 7 - 29 = 41 (G) · 5 × 8 - 21 = 19 (C) · 7 + 6 × 5 = 37 (D)
- Clue 4 (Multiplication facts (1-12)): "A NEON GREEN HAIR WAS LEFT ON THE BEAKER"1 × 7 = 7 (A) · 9 × 9 = 81 (O) · 5 × 1 = 5 (H) · 5 × 9 = 45 (G) · 11 × 11 = 121 (N) · 6 × 11 = 66 (W) · 11 × 2 = 22 (F) · 2 × 2 = 4 (E) · 5 × 5 = 25 (R) · 11 × 12 = 132 (L) · 4 × 11 = 44 (K) · 2 × 8 = 16 (T) · 3 × 5 = 15 (B) · 6 × 12 = 72 (S) · 10 × 6 = 60 (I)
- Clue 5 (Division facts (1-12)): surviving statement (box 2) → Ada Lovelace72 ÷ 6 = 12 · 44 ÷ 4 = 11 · 40 ÷ 8 = 5 · 3 ÷ 3 = 1 · 110 ÷ 11 = 10 · 27 ÷ 9 = 3 · 36 ÷ 4 = 9 · 84 ÷ 12 = 7 · 40 ÷ 5 = 8 · 48 ÷ 8 = 6 · 44 ÷ 11 = 4
About this mystery
- Grade level
- Grade 6 math
- Math topics
- Percentages, Exponents, Order of operations, Multiplication, Division
- Reading level
- grades 5-6
- Theme
- The Quantum Lab Heist — set in Apex Particle Laboratory
- Format
- Interactive online & printable worksheet with answer key
- Solution
- One unique, verified culprit among 21 suspects