If you love numbers, patterns, and clever logic puzzles, youβll enjoy this curated collection of riddles about math!
Perfect for:
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Classroom fun
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Friends & family game night
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Sharpening your brain
These riddles balance fun and challenge β each comes with answers so you can test yourself without getting stuck!
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β Classic Math Riddles ββ
Riddle: I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?
Answer: Seven (remove βSβ) 7οΈβ£
Riddle: What two whole numbers give the same result when added or multiplied?
Answer: 2 and 2 β 2+2=4, 2Γ2=4
Riddle: How many sides does a circle have?
Answer: Two β inside & outside π΅
Riddle: If you multiply me by any other number, the answer will always stay the same. What number am I?
Answer: Zero 0οΈβ£
Riddle: What 3 numbers give the same result when multiplied or added?
Answer: 1, 2, 3 β 1+2+3=6, 1Γ2Γ3=6
β Tricky Number Riddles π’π€―
Riddle: What comes before 11 and after 5?
Answer: 6β¦ but before 11 in spelling too!
Riddle: Which number becomes larger when flipped upside down?
Answer: 6 β 9 π
Riddle: If five cats can catch five mice in five minutes, how long will it take one cat to catch one mouse?
Answer: Five minutes π
Riddle: What number increases by one when nothing is added to it?
Answer: A clock strikes β next hour β°
Riddle: If 8 + 8 = 4, how?
Answer: On a clock (8 hours + 8 hours = 4 oβclock)
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Riddle: What is full of numbers but still canβt count?
Answer: A calculator without power π
Riddle: What can be divided but still remains whole?
Answer: A circle β degrees
Riddle: What shape never stays still?
Answer: A circle β it rolls!
Riddle: What becomes smaller when you add more to it?
Answer: A negative number β
Riddle: What gets bigger the more you subtract from it?
Answer: A hole π³οΈ
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Riddle: Why was 6 afraid of 7?
Answer: Because 7 βeightβ 9 π
Riddle: Why is math sad?
Answer: Too many problems π
Riddle: Why did the student do multiplication on the floor?
Answer: The teacher told him not to use tables!
Riddle: What did zero say to eight?
Answer: Nice belt! π
Riddle: Why was the equal sign humble?
Answer: It wasnβt < or > than anyone π
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Riddle: What word becomes shorter when you add letters?
Answer: Short β shorter βοΈ
Riddle: What number is spelled with letters in alphabetical order?
Answer: Forty
Riddle: What number has letters in reverse alphabetical order?
Answer: One
Riddle: What word is spelled incorrectly in every dictionary?
Answer: Incorrectly
Riddle: What math word is always spelled wrong?
Answer: Wrong β
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Riddle: Iβm three digits. My tens digit is 5 more than my ones digit. My hundreds digit is 8 less than my tens digit. What number am I?
Answer: 194
Riddle: When does 2+2=5?
Answer: When you make a mistake π
Riddle: A student has 15 apples. He gives away 5. How many apples does he now have?
Answer: 15 β student lies π
Riddle: Add me to myself and multiply by 4. Then divide by 8 and you get me again. What number am I?
Answer: Any number
Riddle: A farmer has 17 sheep; 9 run away. How many are left?
Answer: 17 β theyβre still his π
β Geometry Riddles ππ·
Riddle: I have three sides but am not a triangle. Who am I?
Answer: A tricycle (three wheels) π²
Riddle: I have no corners and no edges.
Answer: A circle
Riddle: Which shape is always nervous?
Answer: A trapezoid β has βtrapsβ π
Riddle: What shape can you always find in a bakery?
Answer: A pie β Ο π₯§
Riddle: Which triangle is strongest?
Answer: A right one β
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Riddle: If you have 10 chocolates and eat 9, what do you have?
Answer: A stomachache π«
Riddle: What can you add to 50 to make it disappear?
Answer: The letters βFβ and βYβ β βfiftyβ disappears
Riddle: What has digits but no hands?
Answer: A calculator π
Riddle: Iβm tall when young and short when old.
Answer: A candle π―οΈ (time measurement!)
Riddle: Which number likes to clean?
Answer: 2 (two-brush) π
β FAQs
β Are these math riddles good for kids?
Yes β fun + easy to understand.
β Can I use these in school?
Absolutely! Great for warm-ups + critical thinking.
β Are the answers included?
Yes β every riddle has its answer below.
β Conclusion π
Hope you enjoyed these fun riddles about math!
From clever wordplay to number puzzles, each riddle helps train your mind, improve logic, and make math more exciting.
Perfect for:
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Classrooms
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Game nights
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Brain warm-ups
Keep practicing β your math brain will thank you! π§ π₯