STANDARDS

CCSS: 6.EE.A.2.C, 7.EE.B.3, MP1, MP6

TEKS: 6.3D, 6.7D, 7.3A, 7.3B

By The Numbers: Riverdale

© 2016 The CW Network. All Rights Reserved

For years, bumbling redhead Archie Andrews’s biggest dilemma was deciding who he wanted to date. Would he pick Betty, the blond “girl next door,” or Veronica, the rich brunette? But in Riverdale, the CW show based on the comics, the gang has a bigger problem on their hands: a murder mystery! Football captain Jason Blossom is found dead in the first episode—and everyone is a suspect.

The teens must juggle the demands of high school with cracking the case. Camila Mendes, who plays Veronica, loves her role. “I can’t wait to take on the next season,” she says.

Read on to learn some more cool facts about Riverdale and the Archie comics. Then plug in the numbers to solve the equation below and reveal a final fact.

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