Maths Murder Mystery 9 – Murder in Mallorca The Hotel Avalon in Mallorca was enjoying a busy year. However in August, most of the guests were not enjoying their stay there. Problems centred around the Gobbler family. Every morning at 6am, Billy Gobbler would go to the swimming pool and put down towels on ¾ of the sun beds to reserve them for his family. At meal mes, one of the Gobbler family would stand at the front of the queue and then let the rest of the family in. They would pile their plates high with chips. Other guests had less choice. One of their favourite games was Squirt the Book. Armed with water blasters, they terrorised anyone reading on the ¼ of sun beds not reserved for their family. They awarded themselves 2 points for hing the cover of a book or a newspaper and 5 points for hing the inside of book. A direct hit on a phone or tablet scored 10 points. However on Thursday all this came to end. Someone had obviously had enough and Billy Gobbler was discovered murdered. The 32 guests who were not members of the Gobbler family were considered suspects by the Spanish Police who found 5 clues. These clues refer to the mur- derer as “m”. In clues 1-4: a=1, b=2 c=3 etc. Can you help the police to crack the codes and discover who killed Billy Gob- bler?
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Maths Murder Mystery 9 – Murder in Mallorca
The Hotel Avalon in Mallorca was enjoying a busy year. However in August,
most of the guests were not enjoying their stay there. Problems centred
around the Gobbler family. Every morning at 6am, Billy Gobbler would go to
the swimming pool and put down towels on ¾ of the sun beds to reserve them
for his family. At meal times, one of the Gobbler family would stand at the
front of the queue and then let the rest of the family in. They would pile their
plates high with chips. Other guests had less choice.
One of their favourite games was Squirt the Book. Armed with water blasters,
they terrorised anyone reading on the ¼ of sun beds not reserved for their
family. They awarded themselves 2 points for hitting the cover of a book or a
newspaper and 5 points for hitting the inside of book. A direct hit on a phone
or tablet scored 10 points.
However on Thursday all this came to end. Someone had obviously had
enough and Billy Gobbler was discovered murdered.
The 32 guests who were not members of the Gobbler family were considered
suspects by the Spanish Police who found 5 clues. These clues refer to the mur-
derer as “m”. In clues 1-4: a=1, b=2 c=3 etc.
Can you help the police to crack the codes and discover who killed Billy Gob-
bler?
First name Surname m/f fav food souvenir suntan lotion Airport Guilty?
Anne Entwhistle F chorizo tea towel Soleil Gatwick
James Scott M paella chav hat Soltan Heathrow
Zoe Walters F fish & chips belt Sainsburys Glasgow
Tyrone Baggins M fish & chips sun hat Sainsburys Glasgow
Paul Skelton M tapas ear rings Tesco Heathrow
Laura Finch F burger & chips flip flops Coppertone Luton
Abdullah Wallahi M fish & chips ear rings Sainsburys Luton
India Waitress F paella flip flops Soltan Heathrow
Connor Bates M bangers and mash fridge magnet Nivea Stansted
Beth Smith F chorizo key ring Soleil Newcastle
Matthew Grebe M burger & chips pyjamas Coppertone Glasgow
John Silk M paella pyjamas Soltan Manchester
Eddie Minchkin M gazpacho back scratcher Asda Gatwick
Luby Plover F Sunday roast puppet Morrisons East Midlands
Mark Flight M tapas sun hat Tesco Manchester
Sam Walker M Sunday roast shell mobile Morrisons Stansted
Stephen Hind M bangers and mash catapult Nivea East Midlands
Jemima Simkins F tapas belt Tesco Manchester
Melissa Harris F burger & chips Rayberry sunglasses Coppertone Glasgow
Rebekah Brooks F fish & chips t shirt Sainsburys Luton
Saskia Donkey F paella Rayberry sunglasses Soltan Manchester
Jack Hawkins M gazpacho water gun Asda Newcastle
Sarah Hopkins F gazpacho back scratcher Asda Gatwick
Greta Spencer F bangers and mash catapult Nivea East Midlands
Nathan Peters M burger & chips chav hat Coppertone Luton
Harry Gringle M chorizo tea towel Soleil Gatwick
Scott Jones M chorizo key ring Soleil Newcastle
Maisie Lewis F gazpacho water gun Asda Newcastle
Amina Khan F Sunday roast shell mobile Morrisons Stansted
Orla Messy F tapas t shirt Tesco Heathrow
Wendy Tanner F bangers and mash fridge magnet Nivea Stansted
Gordon Weaver M Sunday roast puppet Morrisons East Midlands
Clue 1 - It all adds up
Find which digits are shown by *
1. 69 + 63 = **#
2. 368 + 234 = #**
3. 68 + 89 = **#
4. 87 + 132 = **#
5. 195 + 277 = #*#
6. 85 + 199 = #*#
7. 189 + 331 = #**
8. 39 + 373 = #*#
9. 78 + 114 = **#
10. 76 + 78 = **#
11. 165 + 156 = #**
12. 154 + 74 = **#
13. 278 + 327 = ##*
14. 319 + 495 = #**
15. 38 + 21 = #*
16. 46 + 143 = **#
17. 439 + 81 = #**
18. 129 + 79 = ## *
19. 95 + 119 = #*#
20. 439 + 81 = #**
21. 186 + 49 = #*#
22. 235 + 183 = #*#
23. 68 + 146 = #**
24. 68 + 59 = #*#
25. 59 + 46 = ##*
26. 148 + 89 = **#
27. 68 + 89 = **#
28. 327 + 191 = #**
29. 76 + 69 = **#
Clue 2 - Now take it away
Find which digits are shown by *
1. 284 - 149 = **#
2. 349 - 328 = **
3. 468 - 149 = #**
4. 98 - 33 = #*
5. 762 - 565 =**#
6. 101 - 82 = **
7. 489 - 168 = #**
8. 38 - 22 = **
9. 1001 - 996 = *
10. 327 - 109 = #**
11. 342 - 203 = **#
12. 75 - 34 = #*
13. 323 - 139 = **#
14. 527 - 216 = #**
15. 170 - 75 = #*
16. 473 - 269 = **#
17. 249 - 55 = **#
18. 506 - 185 = #**
19. 613 - 399 = #**
20. 620 - 300 = #**
21. 68 - 49 = *#
22. 204 - 57 = **#
23. 250 - 125 = **#
24. 371 - 217 = **#
25. 428 - 228 = **#
26. 121 - 32 = #*
27. 358 - 201 = **#
28. 287 - 144 = **#
Clue 3 - Times are hard
Find which digits are shown by *
1. 10 x 13 = **#
2. 2 x 37 = #*
3. 30 x 5 = **#
4. 5 x 31 = #*#
5. 3 x 64 = **#
6. 2 x 107 = #**
7. 5 x 63 = #**
8. 4 x 130 = #**
9. 6 x 21 = **#
10. 16 x 6 = *#
11. 3 x 237 = #**
12. 8 x 32 = #*#
13. 7 x 28 = **#
14. 12 x 14 = **#
15. 11 x 11 = ##*
16. 8 x 18 = **#
17. 24 x 4 = *#
18. 5 x 39 = **#
19. 6 x 134 = *##
20. 3 x 87 = #*#
21. 5 x 43 = #**
22. 7 x 22 = **#
23. 3 x 164 = *##
Clue 4 - Divide and conquer
Find which digits are shown by *
1. 52 ÷ 4 = **
2. 70 ÷ 5 = **
3. 95 ÷ 19 = *
4. 176 ÷ 8 = **
5. 100 ÷ 20 = *
6. 72 ÷ 4 = **
7. 161 ÷ 7 = **
8. 121 ÷ 11 = #*
9. 120 ÷ 5 = **
10. 200 ÷ 40 =*
11. 57 ÷ 3 = **
12. 104 ÷ 13 = *
13. 150 ÷ 30 = *
14. 162 ÷ 9 = **
15. 156 ÷ 13 = **
16. 205 ÷ 41 = *
17. 98 ÷ 14 = *
18. 114 ÷ 6 = **
Clue 5—Use prime numbers to find the prime suspect
There are 25 prime numbers below 100. Use the number square to find them
all and then put them in ascending order to give the letters A-Y of the alpha-
bet. Finally uncode the message. A prime number is only divisible by itself and
1. 1 is not a prime number.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
A B C D E F G H I M L J K
N O P Q R S T U V Z Y W X
101
41 73 67 11 7 2 43 2 23 61 53 47 61 71
41 47 61 11 71 19 2 43 13 23 13 71 97 41
23 37 11 67 13 61 47 41 37 47 43 7 47 43
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