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The Zombie Movie Set Mystery
While filming Zombie High, someone swiped the master film reel and scrambled the prop room! Solve the math clues to track down the mischievous actor.
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 | Zombie Costume | Special Effect | Actor Habit | Wig Color | Movie Prop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Rivera | Neon Ghoul | Slime Cannon | Left Handed | Silver Hair | Garlic Bread |
| Toby Marsh | Disco Undead | Fake Cobwebs | Left Handed | Silver Hair | Mega Megaphone |
| Owen Frost | Toxic Ghoul | Strobe Light | Right Handed | Silver Hair | Mega Megaphone |
| Ella Drake | Toxic Ghoul | Slime Cannon | Left Handed | Purple Hair | Mega Megaphone |
| Tia Ortiz | Cyber Walker | Fake Cobwebs | Left Handed | Purple Hair | Mega Megaphone |
| Hugo Knight | Disco Undead | Fog Machine | Left Handed | Silver Hair | Glitter Spray |
| Milo West | Cyber Walker | Slime Cannon | Right Handed | Green Hair | Garlic Bread |
| Lia Shaw | Disco Undead | Fog Machine | Right Handed | Silver Hair | Mega Megaphone |
| Zoe Bell | Toxic Ghoul | Slime Cannon | Left Handed | Purple Hair | Garlic Bread |
| Liam Vance | Neon Ghoul | Slime Cannon | Right Handed | Silver Hair | Mega Megaphone |
| Chloe Park | Pirate Zombie | Strobe Light | Left Handed | Green Hair | Garlic Bread |
| Ivy Chen | Cyber Walker | Fake Cobwebs | Right Handed | Silver Hair | Mega Megaphone |
| Nora Reed | Cyber Walker | Fake Cobwebs | Left Handed | Silver Hair | Mega Megaphone |
| Gabe Fox | Toxic Ghoul | Strobe Light | Right Handed | Silver Hair | Glitter Spray |
| Leo Cruz | Cyber Walker | Sound Horn | Left Handed | Purple Hair | Mega Megaphone |
| Ava Hayes | Pirate Zombie | Sound Horn | Right Handed | Silver Hair | Mega Megaphone |
| Finn Brody | Cyber Walker | Fake Cobwebs | Left Handed | Purple Hair | Garlic Bread |
| Ruby Cole | Pirate Zombie | Strobe Light | Right Handed | Silver Hair | Glitter Spray |
| Benny Watts | Disco Undead | Sound Horn | Left Handed | Green Hair | Mega Megaphone |
| Maya Lin | Neon Ghoul | Fake Cobwebs | Right Handed | Purple Hair | Mega Megaphone |
| Sora Kim | Cyber Walker | Slime Cannon | Left Handed | Silver Hair | Glitter Spray |
Clue 1
Place value
The director looked at the digital counter on the film vault to read the secret passcode.
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
50
10
90
40
3000
60
60
900
3000
8000
600
300
90
20
8000
300
T
50
500
20
90
900
1000
300
80
9000
900
400
10
3000
8000
90
What is the value of the 5 in 1,351?T
What is the value of the 1 in 31,375?F
What is the value of the 4 in 649?V
What is the value of the 5 in 1,579?U
What is the value of the 4 in 1,408?C
What is the value of the 6 in 265?L
What is the value of the 3 in 2,392?O
What is the value of the 6 in 9,600?D
What is the value of the 1 in 617?H
What is the value of the 9 in 1,496?E
What is the value of the 9 in 89,151?M
What is the value of the 8 in 48,479?N
What is the value of the 2 in 921?S
What is the value of the 3 in 93,149?I
What is the value of the 8 in 1,989?G
What is the value of the 9 in 4,971?A
0/16 letters found
Clue 2
Multiplication facts (1-12)
The prop manager counted rows of rubber brains stored in equal boxes across the shelves.
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
49
70
100
56
54
56
80
100
40
T
49
70
100
28
99
T
49
70
100
20
100
100
28
11
24
T
49
70
20
24
48
70
T
49
70
16
35
99
7 × 7 =T
2 × 10 =R
11 × 9 =D
10 × 7 =H
9 × 6 =U
4 × 12 =G
11 × 1 =W
2 × 12 =I
8 × 7 =S
10 × 10 =E
7 × 4 =L
8 × 10 =P
4 × 4 =A
7 × 5 =N
8 × 5 =C
0/15 letters found
Clue 3
Rounding
The movie radar monitor rounded the distance to the missing film reel 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.
A
1300
370
700
500
90
110
3000
300
A
1300
110
3000
300
A
1300
2000
1100
700
230
3000
2900
5000
700
2000
2000
3000
90
5000
1100
3000
30
7000
370
370
A
1300
7000
230
Round 1,267 to the nearest hundredA
Round 111 to the nearest tenM
Round 4,682 to the nearest thousandT
Round 91 to the nearest tenD
Round 1,051 to the nearest hundredH
Round 227 to the nearest tenN
Round 367 to the nearest tenL
Round 515 to the nearest hundredU
Round 346 to the nearest hundredG
Round 6,588 to the nearest thousandI
Round 28 to the nearest tenV
Round 735 to the nearest hundredO
Round 2,895 to the nearest hundredS
Round 1,825 to the nearest thousandP
Round 2,602 to the nearest thousandE
0/15 letters found
Clue 4
Bar model word problems
The stunt coordinator compared total megabytes of footage on two hard drives using tape blocks.
Draw a bar model to solve each word problem. Its answer reveals a letter — write the letters in the boxes to fill in the missing word.
Astrandof hairturnedupatthescene.
S
66
123
96
103
15
48
130
A
123
48
The prop master shares 198 rubber brain equally among 3 teams. How many rubber brain does each team get?
draw a bar model
Answer:→S
There were 30 foam arm in all. 15 foam arm were used. How many foam arm are left?
draw a bar model
Answer:→E
The prop master used 1/3 of the rubber brain on the first day. The other 82 rubber brain were used the next day. How many rubber brain were there in all?
draw a bar model
Answer:→I
The prop master used 4/6 of the foam arm on the first day. The other 16 foam arm were used the next day. How many foam arm were there in all?
draw a bar model
Answer:→R
The prop master used 1/2 of the fake skeleton on the first day. The other 65 fake skeleton were used the next day. How many fake skeleton were there in all?
draw a bar model
Answer:→H
The prop master has 192 fake skeleton, packed 2 to a bag. How many bags can be filled?
draw a bar model
Answer:→L
The red team has 125 fake skeleton and the blue team has 22 fake skeleton. How many more fake skeleton does the red team have?
draw a bar model
Answer:→V
0/7 letters found
Clue 5
Division facts (1-12) — the last clue
The sound crew divided the foam zombie props evenly among the stunt wagons.
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
36 ÷ 4 = ?
8 ÷ 4 = ?
16 ÷ 4 = ?
21 ÷ 7 = ?
72 ÷ 9 = ?
120 ÷ 12 = ?
11 ÷ 11 = ?
108 ÷ 9 = ?
88 ÷ 8 = ?
12 ÷ 2 = ?
7 ÷ 1 = ?
Step 2 — cross out the sentence with each answer
1.The villain glowing bright under the studio lights, then filled the room with thick fog.
2.The villain shuffled past the prop room, then flashed bright strobe lights.
3.The villain danced near the camera rig, then filled the room with thick fog.
4.The villain marched through the sound stage, then covered the exit in fake cobwebs.
5.The villain limped across the movie set, then honked a loud sound horn.
6.The villain limped across the movie set, then filled the room with thick fog.
7.The villain shuffled past the prop room, then filled the room with thick fog.
8.The villain limped across the movie set, then blasted green slime everywhere.
9.The villain glowing bright under the studio lights, then blasted green slime everywhere.
10.The villain limped across the movie set, then flashed bright strobe lights.
11.The villain marched through the sound stage, then honked a loud sound horn.
12.The villain glowing bright under the studio lights, then covered the exit in fake cobwebs.
Solve it
Name the culprit
Choose the one suspect left standing.
Answer Key — The Zombie Movie Set Mystery
Culprit: Ava Hayes (Pirate Zombie · Sound Horn · Right Handed · Silver Hair · Mega Megaphone)
- Clue 1 (Place value): "THE VILLAIN DOES NOT USE A FOG MACHINE"What is the value of the 5 in 1,351? = 50 (T) · What is the value of the 1 in 31,375? = 1000 (F) · What is the value of the 4 in 649? = 40 (V) · What is the value of the 5 in 1,579? = 500 (U) · What is the value of the 4 in 1,408? = 400 (C) · What is the value of the 6 in 265? = 60 (L) · What is the value of the 3 in 2,392? = 300 (O) · What is the value of the 6 in 9,600? = 600 (D) · What is the value of the 1 in 617? = 10 (H) · What is the value of the 9 in 1,496? = 90 (E) · What is the value of the 9 in 89,151? = 9000 (M) · What is the value of the 8 in 48,479? = 8000 (N) · What is the value of the 2 in 921? = 20 (S) · What is the value of the 3 in 93,149? = 3000 (I) · What is the value of the 8 in 1,989? = 80 (G) · What is the value of the 9 in 4,971? = 900 (A)
- Clue 2 (Multiplication facts (1-12)): "THE SUSPECT HELD THE REEL WITH RIGHT HAND"7 × 7 = 49 (T) · 2 × 10 = 20 (R) · 11 × 9 = 99 (D) · 10 × 7 = 70 (H) · 9 × 6 = 54 (U) · 4 × 12 = 48 (G) · 11 × 1 = 11 (W) · 2 × 12 = 24 (I) · 8 × 7 = 56 (S) · 10 × 10 = 100 (E) · 7 × 4 = 28 (L) · 8 × 10 = 80 (P) · 4 × 4 = 16 (A) · 7 × 5 = 35 (N) · 8 × 5 = 40 (C)
- Clue 3 (Rounding): "A LOUD MEGA MEGAPHONE STOPPED THE VILLAIN"Round 1,267 to the nearest hundred = 1300 (A) · Round 111 to the nearest ten = 110 (M) · Round 4,682 to the nearest thousand = 5000 (T) · Round 91 to the nearest ten = 90 (D) · Round 1,051 to the nearest hundred = 1100 (H) · Round 227 to the nearest ten = 230 (N) · Round 367 to the nearest ten = 370 (L) · Round 515 to the nearest hundred = 500 (U) · Round 346 to the nearest hundred = 300 (G) · Round 6,588 to the nearest thousand = 7000 (I) · Round 28 to the nearest ten = 30 (V) · Round 735 to the nearest hundred = 700 (O) · Round 2,895 to the nearest hundred = 2900 (S) · Round 1,825 to the nearest thousand = 2000 (P) · Round 2,602 to the nearest thousand = 3000 (E)
- Clue 4 (Bar model word problems): "SILVER HAIR"The prop master shares 198 rubber brain equally among 3 teams. How many rubber brain does each team get? = 66 (S) · There were 30 foam arm in all. 15 foam arm were used. How many foam arm are left? = 15 (E) · The prop master used 1/3 of the rubber brain on the first day. The other 82 rubber brain were used the next day. How many rubber brain were there in all? = 123 (I) · The prop master used 4/6 of the foam arm on the first day. The other 16 foam arm were used the next day. How many foam arm were there in all? = 48 (R) · The prop master used 1/2 of the fake skeleton on the first day. The other 65 fake skeleton were used the next day. How many fake skeleton were there in all? = 130 (H) · The prop master has 192 fake skeleton, packed 2 to a bag. How many bags can be filled? = 96 (L) · The red team has 125 fake skeleton and the blue team has 22 fake skeleton. How many more fake skeleton does the red team have? = 103 (V)
- Clue 5 (Division facts (1-12)): surviving statement (box 5) → Ava Hayes36 ÷ 4 = 9 · 8 ÷ 4 = 2 · 16 ÷ 4 = 4 · 21 ÷ 7 = 3 · 72 ÷ 9 = 8 · 120 ÷ 12 = 10 · 11 ÷ 11 = 1 · 108 ÷ 9 = 12 · 88 ÷ 8 = 11 · 12 ÷ 2 = 6 · 7 ÷ 1 = 7
About this mystery
- Grade level
- Grade 4 math
- Math topics
- Place value, Multiplication, Rounding, Bar models, Division
- Reading level
- grades 3-4
- Theme
- The Zombie Movie Set Mystery — set in Rotten Apple Studios
- Format
- Interactive online & printable worksheet with answer key
- Solution
- One unique, verified culprit among 21 suspects