Shiver me timbers, it’s math! Isn’t it horrible!? There there, calm down; these math riddles are, in fact, much more fun than solving some horrendous algebra problem or trying to figure out train times and the length of your voyage. This is the fun kind of math, where you have to base your answers on logic and critical thinking - if only it were the same at school, right? Anyway, ready to get started on solving these entertaining math riddles? Well, ready or not, this is our compendium of algebra riddles that might just blow you away.
These fun riddles are all supplied with their answers, so you won’t have to google for it or call your dad for help if you get stuck. But, of course, looking at them straight away would spoil all that fun only math can give you! So, don’t do that to yourself and try solving these pretty easy numeric riddles first. You know what else might be fun? Sharing these cool riddles with your friends and trying to solve them simultaneously, timing who gets the correct answer first! Now, doesn’t that sound fun?
Okay, no need to contain the excitement any longer - just scroll on down below and check the smart riddles out! Once you are there, vote for the math riddles that have tickled your fancy, and as discussed before, share this article with your friends for optimum fun.
#1
What number do you get when you multiply all of the numbers on a telephone’s number pad?
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#2
Where can you add 2 to 11 and get 1?
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#3
A duck was given $9, a spider was given $36, a bee was given $27. Based on this information, how much money would be given to a cat?
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#4
A bat and a ball cost $1.10. The bat costs one dollar more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?
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#5
What weighs more, a pound of iron or a pound of feathers?
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#6
Can you arrange four nines to make it equal to 100?
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#7
When John was six years old, he hammered a nail into his favorite tree to mark how tall he was. Ten years later at age sixteen, John returned to see how much higher the nail was. If the tree grew by five centimeters each year, how much higher would the nail be?
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#8
When Josh was 8, his brother was half his age. Now that Josh is 14, how old is his brother?
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#9
How many bricks does it take to complete a building made of brick?
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#10
When my father was 31 and I was 8. Now he is twice as old as me. How old am I?
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#11
How many sides does a circle have?
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#12
What single digit appears most frequently between and including the numbers 1 and 1,000?
Hint: look for a pattern!
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#13
You are given 3 positive numbers. You can add these numbers and multiply them together. The result you get will be the same. Which are the numbers?
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#14
What is the next number in the series? 7,645 5,764 4,576
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#15
Add me to myself and multiply by 4. Divide me by 8 and you will have me once more. What number am I?
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#16
If you multiply this number by any other number, the answer will always be the same. What number is this?
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#17
The day before yesterday I was 21, and the next year, I will be 24. What day is my birthday?
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#18
Nathan has 8 bricks. Seven of them weigh the same amount and one is slightly heavier. Using a balance scale, how can Nathan find the heavier brick in two weighings?
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#19
How did the soccer fan know before the game that the score would be 0-0?
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#20
Old Granny Adams left half her money to her granddaughter and half that amount to her grandson. She left a sixth to her brother, and the remainder, $1,000, to the dogs’ home. How much did she leave altogether?
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