Time for some number riddles! Everybody likes a riddle or two from time to time. They keep our minds sharp and let us explore the many possible answers that arise. Number riddles are some of the most popular riddles you can find on the internet.
They are easy to memorize but hard to crack at first. But once you crack them — there is nothing better. Once you crack one number riddle, high chances are you will try to solve another one. But, while being both simple in their design and hard with their answers, why are riddles with numbers so fun?
When we juggle math every day, from the prices of groceries to how much time we spend on a given task, numbers are nothing to us. Or at least, it seems so. Math riddles, overall, are some of the most brain-moving riddles we can solve. They take time and patience, and sometimes it seems that even the most obvious answers are incorrect.
If you can solve a simple math riddle, how are riddles involving numbers, where there is more text, different? The answer sleeps in complexity. These riddles seem to be easy, but they are able to mix in some wordplay magic. They are more like logic riddles, with a focus given on the trickery part. And that is where the whole fun part of the riddle comes from.
So, ready to solve funny riddles with numbers involved? Look no further than the list below. We have created a list of riddles with answers, so if you get stuck on some, don’t worry, look at the comments to find the answer you might not have gotten.
Upvote the riddles that were able to catch you off guard. If you didn’t get the answer, comment below on what you thought the answer was!
#1 Math Riddles
I add five to nine, and get two. The answer is correct, but how?
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#2
Marla has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Marla have?
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#3
It’s raining at midnight, but the forecast for tomorrow and the next day is clear. Will there be sunny weather in 48 hours?
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#4
How did the soccer fan know before the game that the score would be 0-0?
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#5
How do you divide 10 apples for 11 people?
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#6
A 300 ft. train that is traveling 300 ft. per minute must travel through a 300 ft. long tunnel. How long will it take the train to travel through the tunnel?
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#7
William is a historian. He takes two from five and gets four. How does he do that?
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#8
What is the smallest whole number that is equal to seven times the sum of its digits?
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#9
What 3 numbers give the same result when multiplied and added together?
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#10
A word I know, six letters it contains, remove one letter and 12 remains, what is it?
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#11
If there are 15 crows on a fence and the farmer shoots a third of them, how many crows are left?
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#12
What do the numbers 11 and 88 have in common?
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#13
Leonard works at the aquarium. When he tries to put each turtle in its own tank, he has one turtle too many. But if he puts two turtles per tank, he has one tank too many. How many turtles and how many tanks does Leonard have?
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#14
What single digit appears most frequently between and including the numbers 1 and 1,000?
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#15
Suppose you have 3 ostriches on your farm laying 3 eggs in 3 minutes. How many ostriches do you need to produce 700 eggs in 700 minutes?
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#16
I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
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#17
A horse was tied to a rope 5 meters long and the horse’s food was 15 meters away from the horse. How did the horse reach the food?
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#18
3 matches are sitting on a table. Without adding another, make a "four" out of these 3 matches. You are not allowed to break any of the matches. How can it be done?
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#19
Using only addition, how can you add eight 8’s to get the number 1,000?
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#20 Tricky Wordplay Number Riddles
In reply to an inquiry about the animals on his farm, the farmer says: “I only ever keep sheep, goats, and horses. In fact, at the moment they are all sheep bar three, all goats bar four, and all horses bar five.” How many of each animal does the farmer have?
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