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The Lizard Lounge Looting
Oh no! Someone took the Golden Ukulele trophy from the Lizard Lounge! The thief left behind reptile tracks, basketball scuffs, and a weird video game controller. We must find the sneaky 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 | Gaming Move | Reptile Gear | Shooting Stance | Gamer Headwear | Distraction Toy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve | chameleon camo blend | poison dart frog armor | right handed throw | spiky blue hair | out of tune ukulele |
| Lizard Larry | chameleon camo blend | pixelated fire spikes | left handed throw | lizard scale helmet | out of tune ukulele |
| Kobe | button mash speed run | pixelated fire spikes | right handed throw | neon green headband | out of tune ukulele |
| Grace | slam dunk sonic boom | poison dart frog armor | left handed throw | spiky blue hair | squeaky toy basketball |
| Luigi | gecko wall crawl | sonic ukulele shield | left handed throw | lizard scale helmet | out of tune ukulele |
| Gamer Gary | slam dunk sonic boom | sonic ukulele shield | left handed throw | spiky blue hair | out of tune ukulele |
| Jake | pixel dash teleport | elastic iguana tongue | left handed throw | lizard scale helmet | squeaky toy basketball |
| Bindi | chameleon camo blend | pixelated fire spikes | right handed throw | lizard scale helmet | out of tune ukulele |
| Tiny | pixel dash teleport | poison dart frog armor | right handed throw | lizard scale helmet | out of tune ukulele |
| Giannis | pixel dash teleport | elastic iguana tongue | left handed throw | neon green headband | out of tune ukulele |
| Steph | slam dunk sonic boom | pixelated fire spikes | right handed throw | spiky blue hair | out of tune ukulele |
| Irwin | chameleon camo blend | poison dart frog armor | right handed throw | lizard scale helmet | squeaky toy basketball |
| Shaq | slam dunk sonic boom | glow in the dark scales | right handed throw | lizard scale helmet | out of tune ukulele |
| LeBron | chameleon camo blend | elastic iguana tongue | left handed throw | spiky blue hair | squeaky toy basketball |
| Spike | button mash speed run | pixelated fire spikes | right handed throw | lizard scale helmet | out of tune ukulele |
| Sue | button mash speed run | pixelated fire spikes | left handed throw | lizard scale helmet | squeaky toy basketball |
| Slam Dunky | button mash speed run | glow in the dark scales | right handed throw | spiky blue hair | out of tune ukulele |
| Candace | chameleon camo blend | elastic iguana tongue | right handed throw | spiky blue hair | strobe game light |
| Bowser | gecko wall crawl | pixelated fire spikes | right handed throw | lizard scale helmet | out of tune ukulele |
| Alex | gecko wall crawl | pixelated fire spikes | left handed throw | neon green headband | squeaky toy basketball |
| Uke Ukulele | chameleon camo blend | pixelated fire spikes | right handed throw | neon green headband | squeaky toy basketball |
Clue 1
Place value
We found a glowing gaming keypad by the snake cage. To open it, we must find the value of the digit in the tens place.
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
800
600
500
T
800
600
9000
500
60
6000
20
500
80
200
20
T
800
600
70
4000
500
900
100
20
5000
80
30
70
100
500
80
What is the value of the 8 in 6,875?T
What is the value of the 5 in 45,714?W
What is the value of the 8 in 187?S
What is the value of the 2 in 626?O
What is the value of the 7 in 871?A
What is the value of the 3 in 436?C
What is the value of the 5 in 570?E
What is the value of the 1 in 9,155?L
What is the value of the 6 in 46,434?D
What is the value of the 6 in 621?H
What is the value of the 6 in 267?F
What is the value of the 9 in 940?G
What is the value of the 2 in 254?N
What is the value of the 9 in 9,271?I
What is the value of the 4 in 4,865?V
0/15 letters found
Clue 2
Multiplication facts (1-12)
The thief ran past the frog tanks. We can find the escape route by counting the total frogs in four rows of six tanks.
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
11
48
22
84
20
63
25
22
30
84
22
8
22
48
50
30
50
20
63
12
48
T
11
64
108
50
30
4
22
T
11
108
50
24
24
30
84
1
70
70
1 × 11 =T
12 × 1 =G
2 × 11 =E
8 × 8 =Y
3 × 8 =L
7 × 12 =C
4 × 12 =H
1 × 1 =U
2 × 4 =N
7 × 9 =I
2 × 10 =R
1 × 4 =K
9 × 12 =B
10 × 5 =A
5 × 5 =M
10 × 7 =F
5 × 6 =S
0/17 letters found
Clue 3
Rounding
A radar screen tracked the thief speed but only shows numbers rounded to the nearest ten. Let us estimate the real speed.
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
9000
500
1300
3000
30
T
9000
3000
4300
T
9000
30
1100
1300
430
30
7000
30
290
1300
290
1300
900
130
7000
1300
700
T
9000
500
1300
900
110
30
1100
Round 8,943 to the nearest thousandT
Round 291 to the nearest tenL
Round 430 to the nearest tenD
Round 128 to the nearest tenA
Round 478 to the nearest hundredH
Round 913 to the nearest hundredM
Round 106 to the nearest tenR
Round 1,051 to the nearest hundredN
Round 6,977 to the nearest thousandK
Round 26 to the nearest tenU
Round 4,324 to the nearest hundredF
Round 1,278 to the nearest hundredE
Round 692 to the nearest hundredS
Round 3,437 to the nearest thousandO
0/14 letters found
Clue 4
Addition
The arena guards counted the basketballs left on the court. We must add the red ones and the blue ones to find the total.
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
2818
7580
7296
4175
9271
5727
6349
4175
3965
A
2818
6948
3419
7580
9703
A
2818
6349
4485
7296
4485
6349
8693
4485
8331
3134
A
2818
7580
3419
6948
4966
2293
2293
4485
3419
1066 + 1752 =A
2805 + 2161 =O
2578 + 3771 =L
5641 + 3052 =M
4649 + 5054 =C
2055 + 2120 =I
2672 + 1293 =Z
4274 + 2674 =R
3966 + 4365 =T
2844 + 2883 =Y
3117 + 1368 =E
2555 + 4741 =H
6311 + 2960 =N
1317 + 1817 =W
847 + 1446 =P
3964 + 3616 =S
1413 + 2006 =D
0/17 letters found
Clue 5
Division facts (1-12) — the last clue
We need to feed some crickets to our pet geckos. If we divide twenty crickets equally among five geckos, how many does each get?
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
110 ÷ 11 = ?
60 ÷ 5 = ?
45 ÷ 9 = ?
21 ÷ 7 = ?
32 ÷ 4 = ?
10 ÷ 10 = ?
2 ÷ 1 = ?
22 ÷ 2 = ?
63 ÷ 9 = ?
9 ÷ 1 = ?
48 ÷ 8 = ?
Step 2 — cross out the sentence with each answer
1.The villain performs a slam dunk sonic boom to shatter the glass, then grabs the golden prize with an elastic iguana tongue.
2.The villain performs a slam dunk sonic boom to shatter the glass, then blocks the guards with a sonic ukulele shield.
3.The villain performs a slam dunk sonic boom to shatter the glass, then deflects the trap nets with poison dart frog armor.
4.The villain uses a pixel dash teleport to bypass the lasers, then deflects the trap nets with poison dart frog armor.
5.The villain activates chameleon camo blend to fade into the walls, then blocks the doorway using pixelated fire spikes.
6.The villain does a gecko wall crawl to reach the high ceiling, then deflects the trap nets with poison dart frog armor.
7.The villain performs a slam dunk sonic boom to shatter the glass, then illuminates the dark vents with glow in the dark scales.
8.The villain does a gecko wall crawl to reach the high ceiling, then illuminates the dark vents with glow in the dark scales.
9.The villain does a gecko wall crawl to reach the high ceiling, then blocks the guards with a sonic ukulele shield.
10.The villain starts a button mash speed run to slip past the cameras, then blocks the doorway using pixelated fire spikes.
11.The villain activates chameleon camo blend to fade into the walls, then grabs the golden prize with an elastic iguana tongue.
12.The villain does a gecko wall crawl to reach the high ceiling, then blocks the doorway using pixelated fire spikes.
Solve it
Name the culprit
Choose the one suspect left standing.
Answer Key — The Lizard Lounge Looting
Culprit: Tiny (pixel dash teleport · poison dart frog armor · right handed throw · lizard scale helmet · out of tune ukulele)
- Clue 1 (Place value): "THE THIEF DOES NOT HAVE GLOW SCALES"What is the value of the 8 in 6,875? = 800 (T) · What is the value of the 5 in 45,714? = 5000 (W) · What is the value of the 8 in 187? = 80 (S) · What is the value of the 2 in 626? = 20 (O) · What is the value of the 7 in 871? = 70 (A) · What is the value of the 3 in 436? = 30 (C) · What is the value of the 5 in 570? = 500 (E) · What is the value of the 1 in 9,155? = 100 (L) · What is the value of the 6 in 46,434? = 6000 (D) · What is the value of the 6 in 621? = 600 (H) · What is the value of the 6 in 267? = 60 (F) · What is the value of the 9 in 940? = 900 (G) · What is the value of the 2 in 254? = 200 (N) · What is the value of the 9 in 9,271? = 9000 (I) · What is the value of the 4 in 4,865? = 4000 (V)
- Clue 2 (Multiplication facts (1-12)): "THE CRIME SCENE HAS A RIGHTY BASKETBALL SCUFF"1 × 11 = 11 (T) · 12 × 1 = 12 (G) · 2 × 11 = 22 (E) · 8 × 8 = 64 (Y) · 3 × 8 = 24 (L) · 7 × 12 = 84 (C) · 4 × 12 = 48 (H) · 1 × 1 = 1 (U) · 2 × 4 = 8 (N) · 7 × 9 = 63 (I) · 2 × 10 = 20 (R) · 1 × 4 = 4 (K) · 9 × 12 = 108 (B) · 10 × 5 = 50 (A) · 5 × 5 = 25 (M) · 10 × 7 = 70 (F) · 5 × 6 = 30 (S)
- Clue 3 (Rounding): "THE OUT OF TUNED UKULELE MAKES THEM RUN"Round 8,943 to the nearest thousand = 9000 (T) · Round 291 to the nearest ten = 290 (L) · Round 430 to the nearest ten = 430 (D) · Round 128 to the nearest ten = 130 (A) · Round 478 to the nearest hundred = 500 (H) · Round 913 to the nearest hundred = 900 (M) · Round 106 to the nearest ten = 110 (R) · Round 1,051 to the nearest hundred = 1100 (N) · Round 6,977 to the nearest thousand = 7000 (K) · Round 26 to the nearest ten = 30 (U) · Round 4,324 to the nearest hundred = 4300 (F) · Round 1,278 to the nearest hundred = 1300 (E) · Round 692 to the nearest hundred = 700 (S) · Round 3,437 to the nearest thousand = 3000 (O)
- Clue 4 (Addition): "A SHINY LIZARD SCALE HELMET WAS DROPPED"1066 + 1752 = 2818 (A) · 2805 + 2161 = 4966 (O) · 2578 + 3771 = 6349 (L) · 5641 + 3052 = 8693 (M) · 4649 + 5054 = 9703 (C) · 2055 + 2120 = 4175 (I) · 2672 + 1293 = 3965 (Z) · 4274 + 2674 = 6948 (R) · 3966 + 4365 = 8331 (T) · 2844 + 2883 = 5727 (Y) · 3117 + 1368 = 4485 (E) · 2555 + 4741 = 7296 (H) · 6311 + 2960 = 9271 (N) · 1317 + 1817 = 3134 (W) · 847 + 1446 = 2293 (P) · 3964 + 3616 = 7580 (S) · 1413 + 2006 = 3419 (D)
- Clue 5 (Division facts (1-12)): surviving statement (box 4) → Tiny110 ÷ 11 = 10 · 60 ÷ 5 = 12 · 45 ÷ 9 = 5 · 21 ÷ 7 = 3 · 32 ÷ 4 = 8 · 10 ÷ 10 = 1 · 2 ÷ 1 = 2 · 22 ÷ 2 = 11 · 63 ÷ 9 = 7 · 9 ÷ 1 = 9 · 48 ÷ 8 = 6
About this mystery
- Grade level
- Grade 4 math
- Math topics
- Place value, Multiplication, Rounding, Addition, Division
- Reading level
- grades 3-4
- Theme
- The Lizard Lounge Looting — set in The Reptile Arcade Arena
- Format
- Interactive online & printable worksheet with answer key
- Solution
- One unique, verified culprit among 21 suspects