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The Spooky Pumpkin Heist

Someone snuck into Whispering Hollow and stole the Golden Pumpkin prize right before the costume parade! Solve the math clues to uncover the culprit.

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	Trick	Disguise	Habit	Costume Wig	Fear
Sabrina Spell	Ghostly Wail	Skeleton Mask	Uses Lantern	Jet Black Wig	Flashlights
Gomez Dark	Pumpkin Bomb	Spider Suit	Wears Ring	Jet Black Wig	Flashlights
Rory Raven	Ghostly Wail	Vampire Cape	Wears Ring	Bright Orange Wig	Squeaky Toys
Vince Vampire	Fog Cloak	Vampire Cape	Uses Lantern	Jet Black Wig	Flashlights
Frankenstein Frank	Pumpkin Bomb	Mummy Wraps	Uses Lantern	Bright Orange Wig	Garlic Sprays
Jack Lantern	Pumpkin Bomb	Vampire Cape	Uses Lantern	Jet Black Wig	Flashlights
Mindy Mummy	Ghostly Wail	Mummy Wraps	Uses Lantern	Jet Black Wig	Flashlights
Igor Beetle	Bat Swarm	Mummy Wraps	Wears Ring	Neon Green Wig	Garlic Sprays
Morticia Night	Pumpkin Bomb	Witch Hat	Wears Ring	Bright Orange Wig	Flashlights
Sam Skeleton	Candy Trap	Vampire Cape	Uses Lantern	Jet Black Wig	Squeaky Toys
Pippa Pumpkin	Pumpkin Bomb	Spider Suit	Wears Ring	Jet Black Wig	Garlic Sprays
Norman Bates	Candy Trap	Skeleton Mask	Wears Ring	Jet Black Wig	Flashlights
Elvira Shade	Pumpkin Bomb	Skeleton Mask	Uses Lantern	Jet Black Wig	Garlic Sprays
Wanda Witch	Fog Cloak	Witch Hat	Uses Lantern	Jet Black Wig	Flashlights
Draco Mal	Pumpkin Bomb	Skeleton Mask	Wears Ring	Neon Green Wig	Flashlights
Casper Cat	Fog Cloak	Mummy Wraps	Uses Lantern	Neon Green Wig	Flashlights
Bram Stoker	Candy Trap	Spider Suit	Wears Ring	Bright Orange Wig	Flashlights
Boris Karloff	Fog Cloak	Witch Hat	Uses Lantern	Neon Green Wig	Garlic Sprays
Wendy Wraith	Candy Trap	Vampire Cape	Uses Lantern	Neon Green Wig	Garlic Sprays
Gale Ghoul	Bat Swarm	Mummy Wraps	Wears Ring	Jet Black Wig	Garlic Sprays
Sweeney Todd	Bat Swarm	Witch Hat	Uses Lantern	Jet Black Wig	Squeaky Toys

Clue 1

Place value

Check the house numbers along the dark street. The digit in the tens place gives you the clue code.

Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.

200

7000

3000

300

600

800

500

400

3000

500

400

200

900

3000

800

4000

800

900

200

6000

7000

800

200

What is the value of the 2 in 255?T

What is the value of the 8 in 857?A

What is the value of the 3 in 390?V

What is the value of the 3 in 3,204?E

What is the value of the 9 in 894?I

What is the value of the 9 in 7,981?W

What is the value of the 6 in 4,654?L

What is the value of the 5 in 6,568?N

What is the value of the 6 in 86,820?C

What is the value of the 4 in 8,845?S

What is the value of the 4 in 84,677?R

What is the value of the 7 in 47,580?H

What is the value of the 4 in 483?O

What is the value of the 6 in 5,164?D

0/14 letters found

Clue 2

Skip counting

Count the jack-o-lanterns along the sidewalk by tens to reveal the next piece of evidence.

Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.

Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, ___, 15, 18T

Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, ___, 10, 12C

Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, ___, 75, 80R

Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, ___, 70, 75S

Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, ___, 50, 55I

Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, ___, 18, 20L

Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, ___, 100, 110D

Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, ___, 30, 33W

Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___, 12, 14N

Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, ___, 45, 50H

Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, ___, 60, 65O

Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, ___, 55, 60U

Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, ___, 45, 48A

Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, ___, 12, 15P

Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, ___, 30, 32E

Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, ___, 30, 35G

0/16 letters found

Clue 3

Addition

Add up all the trick-or-treat bags collected at the pumpkin patch to unlock a secret message.

Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.

319

758

974

690

367

985

297

709

587

569

367

709

974

690

367

985

569

634

587

758

212

630

985

367

212

569

538

569

308

212

634

985

873

297

125 + 194 =B

172 + 136 =P

312 + 275 =A

287 + 282 =S

318 + 316 =C

303 + 235 =U

322 + 368 =G

586 + 287 =O

78 + 134 =E

204 + 426 =D

317 + 392 =L

592 + 382 =I

618 + 367 =T

139 + 158 =F

453 + 305 =R

131 + 236 =H

0/16 letters found

Clue 4

Rounding

The spooky radar screen rounds the villain distance to the nearest hundred.

Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.

9000

7000

9000

7000

800

9000

6000

7000

4000

200

2000

5000

600

7000

9000

300

500

600

800

700

4000

300

7000

900

Round 8,634 to the nearest thousandT

Round 287 to the nearest hundredB

Round 5,492 to the nearest thousandN

Round 4,483 to the nearest thousandF

Round 27 to the nearest tenG

Round 887 to the nearest hundredR

Round 158 to the nearest hundredO

Round 522 to the nearest hundredL

Round 5,573 to the nearest thousandV

Round 6,991 to the nearest thousandE

Round 64 to the nearest tenH

Round 738 to the nearest hundredW

Round 849 to the nearest hundredC

Round 50 to the nearest tenI

Round 604 to the nearest hundredA

Round 78 to the nearest tenJ

Round 42 to the nearest tenD

Round 90 to the nearest tenK

Round 2,144 to the nearest thousandU

0/19 letters found

Clue 5

Missing addends — the last clue

Find the missing number of glow sticks needed to light up the path to spot the suspect.

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

5 + ___ = 14

5 + ___ = 9

3 + ___ = 14

9 + ___ = 11

6 + ___ = 9

6 + ___ = 16

8 + ___ = 14

8 + ___ = 13

3 + ___ = 15

6 + ___ = 13

1 + ___ = 9

Step 2 — cross out the sentence with each answer

1.The villain howled with a ghostly wail, then pulled on a skeleton mask.

2.The villain vanished into a fog cloak, then adjusted a witch hat.

3.The villain vanished into a fog cloak, then pulled on a skeleton mask.

4.The villain vanished into a fog cloak, then swished a vampire cape.

5.The villain summoned a bat swarm, then wrapped up in mummy wraps.

6.The villain vanished into a fog cloak, then wrapped up in mummy wraps.

7.The villain tossed a pumpkin bomb, then pulled on a skeleton mask.

8.The villain vanished into a fog cloak, then crawled into a spider suit.

9.The villain tossed a pumpkin bomb, then swished a vampire cape.

10.The villain summoned a bat swarm, then pulled on a skeleton mask.

11.The villain howled with a ghostly wail, then wrapped up in mummy wraps.

12.The villain howled with a ghostly wail, then crawled into a spider suit.

Solve it

Name the culprit

Choose the one suspect left standing.

Answer Key — The Spooky Pumpkin Heist

Culprit: Sabrina Spell (Ghostly Wail · Skeleton Mask · Uses Lantern · Jet Black Wig · Flashlights)

Clue 1 (Place value): "THE VILLAIN DOES NOT WEAR A WITCH HAT"
What is the value of the 2 in 255? = 200 (T) · What is the value of the 8 in 857? = 800 (A) · What is the value of the 3 in 390? = 300 (V) · What is the value of the 3 in 3,204? = 3000 (E) · What is the value of the 9 in 894? = 90 (I) · What is the value of the 9 in 7,981? = 900 (W) · What is the value of the 6 in 4,654? = 600 (L) · What is the value of the 5 in 6,568? = 500 (N) · What is the value of the 6 in 86,820? = 6000 (C) · What is the value of the 4 in 8,845? = 40 (S) · What is the value of the 4 in 84,677? = 4000 (R) · What is the value of the 7 in 47,580? = 7000 (H) · What is the value of the 4 in 483? = 400 (O) · What is the value of the 6 in 5,164? = 60 (D)
Clue 2 (Skip counting): "THE SUSPECT CARRIED A GLOWING LANTERN"
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, ___, 15, 18 = 12 (T) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, ___, 10, 12 = 8 (C) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, ___, 75, 80 = 70 (R) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, ___, 70, 75 = 65 (S) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, ___, 50, 55 = 45 (I) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, ___, 18, 20 = 16 (L) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, ___, 100, 110 = 90 (D) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, ___, 30, 33 = 27 (W) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, ___, 12, 14 = 10 (N) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, ___, 45, 50 = 40 (H) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, ___, 60, 65 = 55 (O) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, ___, 55, 60 = 50 (U) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, ___, 45, 48 = 42 (A) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, ___, 12, 15 = 9 (P) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, ___, 30, 32 = 28 (E) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, ___, 30, 35 = 25 (G)
Clue 3 (Addition): "BRIGHT FLASHLIGHTS SCARED THE SUSPECT OFF"
125 + 194 = 319 (B) · 172 + 136 = 308 (P) · 312 + 275 = 587 (A) · 287 + 282 = 569 (S) · 318 + 316 = 634 (C) · 303 + 235 = 538 (U) · 322 + 368 = 690 (G) · 586 + 287 = 873 (O) · 78 + 134 = 212 (E) · 204 + 426 = 630 (D) · 317 + 392 = 709 (L) · 592 + 382 = 974 (I) · 618 + 367 = 985 (T) · 139 + 158 = 297 (F) · 453 + 305 = 758 (R) · 131 + 236 = 367 (H)
Clue 4 (Rounding): "THE DETECTIVE FOUND A JET BLACK WIG FIBER"
Round 8,634 to the nearest thousand = 9000 (T) · Round 287 to the nearest hundred = 300 (B) · Round 5,492 to the nearest thousand = 5000 (N) · Round 4,483 to the nearest thousand = 4000 (F) · Round 27 to the nearest ten = 30 (G) · Round 887 to the nearest hundred = 900 (R) · Round 158 to the nearest hundred = 200 (O) · Round 522 to the nearest hundred = 500 (L) · Round 5,573 to the nearest thousand = 6000 (V) · Round 6,991 to the nearest thousand = 7000 (E) · Round 64 to the nearest ten = 60 (H) · Round 738 to the nearest hundred = 700 (W) · Round 849 to the nearest hundred = 800 (C) · Round 50 to the nearest ten = 50 (I) · Round 604 to the nearest hundred = 600 (A) · Round 78 to the nearest ten = 80 (J) · Round 42 to the nearest ten = 40 (D) · Round 90 to the nearest ten = 90 (K) · Round 2,144 to the nearest thousand = 2000 (U)
Clue 5 (Missing addends): surviving statement (box 1) → Sabrina Spell
5 + ___ = 14 = 9 · 5 + ___ = 9 = 4 · 3 + ___ = 14 = 11 · 9 + ___ = 11 = 2 · 6 + ___ = 9 = 3 · 6 + ___ = 16 = 10 · 8 + ___ = 14 = 6 · 8 + ___ = 13 = 5 · 3 + ___ = 15 = 12 · 6 + ___ = 13 = 7 · 1 + ___ = 9 = 8

About this mystery

Grade level: Grade 3 math
Math topics: Place value, Skip counting, Addition, Rounding, Missing addends
Reading level: grades 3-4
Theme: The Spooky Pumpkin Heist — set in Whispering Hollow Trick-or-Treat Trail
Format: Interactive online & printable worksheet with answer key
Solution: One unique, verified culprit among 21 suspects

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