Birthday Party Puzzle Mix

Number Warmups

1. 100 Add 14 paper crowns and 9 felt crowns. How many crowns are there? Response: 23 Worked out from the numbers in the clue.
2. 200 Subtract the 7 popped balloons from 32. How many stay inflated? Response: 25 Worked out from the numbers in the clue.
3. 300 Triple a row of 9 party cups. What total does that make? Response: 27 Worked out from the numbers in the clue.
4. 400 Divide 45 game tokens equally among 5 players. Response: 9 tokens each Worked out from the numbers in the clue.
5. 500 Raise 3 to the third power for the lock code. Response: 27 Worked out from the numbers in the clue.

Party Logic

1. 100 Lea arrived before Omar, and Omar before Nia. Who arrived last? Response: Nia Worked out from the clue itself.
2. 200 Only the red or blue box holds a crown. The red box is empty. Which box holds it? Response: blue box Worked out from the clue itself.
3. 300 Ivo chose juice, Mei chose water, and Sol chose neither. If only tea remains, what did Sol choose? Response: tea Worked out from the clue itself.
4. 400 Four seats run left to right. Ana sits first and Bo sits immediately after Ana. Which seat has Bo? Response: second seat Worked out from the clue itself.
5. 500 The square tag is not green. The circle tag is green. Which tag can be green? Response: circle tag Worked out from the clue itself.

Word Play

1. 100 Unscramble KACE to name a party dessert. Response: CAKE Worked out from the words in the clue.
2. 200 Reorder DRAC into something that can carry a written greeting. Response: CARD Worked out from the words in the clue.
3. 300 Change the first letter of SAND to make something held in a hand. Response: HAND Worked out from the words in the clue.
4. 400 Remove the first letter from PLATE to form a word meaning late. Response: LATE Worked out from the words in the clue.
5. 500 Combine SUN and DAY into one calendar word. Response: SUNDAY Worked out from the words in the clue.

Code Breaking

1. 100 Shift each letter in DBLF back by one alphabet place. Response: CAKE Worked out from the clue itself.
2. 200 Using A=1, B=2, and C=3, decode 3-1-18-4. Response: CARD Worked out from the clue itself.
3. 300 Read YTRAP from right to left. Response: PARTY Worked out from the clue itself.
4. 400 Replace each star with the same missing vowel in G*FT. Response: GIFT Worked out from the clue itself.
5. 500 Take every second letter from xBxAxLxLxOxOxN. Response: BALLOON Worked out from the clue itself.

Seating and Sharing

1. 100 Arrange 18 chairs in 3 equal rows. How many chairs belong in each row? Response: 6 chairs Worked out from the numbers in the clue.
2. 200 Distribute 35 stickers among 7 guests with equal shares. Response: 5 stickers each Worked out from the numbers in the clue.
3. 300 Seat 4 guests at each of 6 tables. How many seats are occupied? Response: 24 seats Worked out from the numbers in the clue.
4. 400 Compare a table of 8 guests with one of 5. How many more sit at the first? Response: 3 guests Worked out from the numbers in the clue.
5. 500 Reserve one quarter of 28 chairs for adults. How many chairs is that? Response: 7 chairs Worked out from the numbers in the clue.

Final round: Final Pattern

Start at 5 and add consecutive odd numbers 1, 3, then 5. What total do you reach? Response: 14 Worked out from the clue itself.