Logic
Math in Daily Life
Math Riddles
200

Mr. Iharua told Mr. Shafak that he is 55 years old. Mr. Shafak told Mr. Iharua that he is 3 years older than Mr. Iharua. If Mr. Iharua was born 15 years ago, how old would Mr. Shafak be now?

18

200

If 3 chickens lay 3 eggs in 3 days,
how many eggs do 6 chickens lay in 6 days?

12 eggs

200

Why was the fraction nervous about marrying the decimal?

Because he would have to convert.

300

I am a number. Double me and add 10, you get 30. What number am I?

10

300

A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?

Ball = $0.05

300

Ms. Paney opened a book and discovered that the sum of these two-page numbers was 21. But what do you get if you multiply these two numbers?

110

400

🍎 + 🍎 + 🍎 = 30
🍎 + 🍌 + 🍌 = 18
🍌 + 🥥 + 🥥 = 14

Find:

🥥 + 🍎 × 🍌 = ?

45

400

Mr. Terence forgot the password of his locker.
He knows the digits are 7, 2, and 5, but he does not remember the correct order. Which concept in mathematics helps us find all possible arrangements?

Permutation

400

I am a number, but when you add ‘G’ to me, I go away. What number am I?

One=Gone

500

Mr. Akuru is 20 years older than his son James. In two years he will be twice as old as James. 

How old are they now?

Mr. Akuru: 38
James: 18

500

A bookstore buys a book for $12 each and sells it for $18 each.
During a promotion, the store offers “Buy 2, Get 1 Free.”

If a customer takes 9 books, how much profit does the store make?

0 profit

500

There are 10 purple socks and 10 orange socks in Mr. Nalma's drawer, but they're all mixed up. They are completely the same except for their color. Without looking, how many socks does he has to pick once to ensure he has a matching pair?

He has to pick 3 socks

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