Funny Math Questions

Here are some fun, tricky, and hard-to-solve maths problems that will challenge your thinking ability.

 

1. If 1=3

2=3

3=5

4=4

5=4

Then, 6=?

• 3

• 5

• 6

• 7

Answer explanation

Answer: is 3, because ‘six’ has three letters

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CCSS.5.OA.B.3

2. What is the number of parking spaces covered by the car?

This tricky math problem went viral a few years back after it appeared on an entrance exam in Hong Kong… for six-year-olds. Supposedly the students had just 20 seconds to solve the problem!

• 96

• 92

• 87

• 82

Answer explanation

Believe it or not, this “math” question actually requires no math whatsoever. If you flip the image upside down, you’ll see that what you’re dealing with is a simple number sequence.

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CCSS.1.NBT.A.1

6. Add 8.563 and 4.8292

Answer explanation

13.3922

Adding two decimals together is easier than it looks. Don’t let the fact that 8.563 has fewer numbers than 4.8292 trip you up. All you have to do is add a 0 to the end of 8.563 and then add like you normally would.

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

7. I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?

Answer explanation

Seven (take away the ‘s’ and it becomes ‘even’).

Seven

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CCSS.2.OA.C.3

8. Using only an addition, how do you add eight 8’s and get the number 1000?

Answer explanation

888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1000

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

10. Which 3 numbers have the same answer whether they’re added or multiplied together?

Answer explanation

Answer:

1, 2 and 3

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CCSS.7.NS.A.2C

12. There is a three-digit number. The second digit is four times as big as the third digit, while the first digit is three less than the second digit. What is the number?

Answer explanation

Answer:

141 or 582

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

13. Fill in the question mark

       

Answer explanation

Answer:

25

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CCSS.3.OA.D.9

How many feet are in a mile? 

• 5,280 feet

• 10,560 feet

• 2,640 feet

• 3,000 feet

Answer explanation

Answer:

5280

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1

23. Solve  - 15+ (-5x) =0

Answer explanation

Answer:

-3

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4A