Thanksgiving Secret Riddles - A fun math activity for kids to practice fractions while solving festive riddles.

- Reduce each fraction to its lowest term.
- Match the simplified fraction to its corresponding letter using the provided key.
- Arrange the letters in the order of the fractions to reveal the answer to the riddle.

For Riddle 3: "If the Pilgrims were alive today, what would they be most famous for?"
- 25/50 = 1/2 → T
- 60/100 = 3/5 → H
- 75/90 = 5/6 → E
- 15/40 = 3/8 → I
- 90/120 = 3/4 → R
- 32/80 = 2/5 → A
- 55/70 = 11/14 → G
- 40/48 = 5/6 → E

Answer: THEIR AGE

For Riddle 4: "Why did the potatoes turn red?"
- 2/5 + 2/5 = 4/5 → U
- 33/12 + 5/12 = 38/12 = 19/6 → H
- 3/2 + 4/5 = 15/10 + 8/10 = 23/10 → E
- 8/15 + 4/9 = 24/45 + 20/45 = 44/45 → Y
- 4/7 + 2/7 = 6/7 → S
- 1/3 + 1/4 = 4/12 + 3/12 = 7/12 → R
- 3/5 + 3/2 = 6/10 + 15/10 = 21/10 → O
- 1/5 + 3/5 = 4/5 → U
- 23/12 + 15/12 = 38/12 = 19/6 → H
- 20/10 + 3/10 = 23/10 → E
- 15/25 + 5/25 = 20/25 = 4/5 → U
- 3/7 + 2/5 = 15/35 + 14/35 = 29/35 → T
- 7/24 + 11/36 = 21/72 + 22/72 = 43/72 → R
- 11/18 + 3/4 = 22/36 + 27/36 = 49/36 → K
- 9/10 + 14/10 = 23/10 → E
- 21/45 + 23/45 = 44/45 → Y
- 15/16 + 1/3 = 45/48 + 16/48 = 61/48 → D
- 32/72 + 11/72 = 43/72 → R
- 11/10 + 12/10 = 23/10 → E
- 5/7 + 1/7 = 6/7 → S
- 3/7 + 3/7 = 6/7 → S
- 9/40 + 11/24 = 27/120 + 55/120 = 82/120 = 41/60 → I
- 2/9 + 8/9 = 10/9 → N
- 58/5 + 9/5 = 67/5 → G

Answer: THEY SAW THE SALAD DRESSING