Top Math Riddles with Answers
When I take five and add six, I get eleven, but when I take six and add seven, I get one. What am I?
The combined age of Jack and John is 49. Jack is twice as old, as John was when Jack was as old as John is now. How old are the brothers?
I am as simple as a circle, worthless as a leader but when I follow a group, their strength increases tenfold. By myself I’m practically nothing. What am I?
Jim and Wanda both have some apples. If Jim gives Wanda an apple, they will both have the same number of apples. However, if Wanda gives Jim an apple, Jim will have twice as many as Wanda. How many apples do Jim and Wanda each have?
It takes 10 minutes to fry one steak – 5 minutes from each side. Two steaks can fit on a pan. What is the shortest possible time to fry 3 steaks?
There are 12 kids in a classroom. 6 kids are wearing socks and 4 are wearing shoes. 3 kids are wearing both. How many are bare feet?
In a bicycle race, the man who came two places in front of the last man finished one ahead of the man who came fifth. How many contestants were there?
If three men can chop down three trees in three hours, how many men will it take to chop down six trees in six hours?
Each letter in the below equation stands for a different number, and each time the same letter appears, it is the same number. What is the only set of numbers that makes this equation correct?
SEND + MORE = MONEY
There are 25 red balls, 47 green balls and 3 blue balls in a basket. There is a blind man. What is the minimum number of balls that the blind man has to pick to make sure that there are at least 2 balls of different colors?
If you have 30 white socks, 22 black socks and 14 blue socks scattered across the floor in the dark, how many would you have to grab to get a matching pair?
A man forgot the secret code to open his locker. But he remembers the following clues:
Fifth number plus the third number equals fourteen.
First number is one less than twice the second number.
Fourth number is one more than the second number.
Second number plus the third number equals ten.
Sum of all five numbers is 30.
Can you find out the secret code to help him out?