Math Puzzles
What number do you get when you multiply 5 by 3, then add 7?
22 (5 x 3 = 15; 15 + 7 = 22)
Why is it important to recycle?
Recycling reduces waste, conserves natural resources, and reduces pollution.
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter ‘M’.
If a toy costs $10 and it’s on sale for 50% off, how much do you pay?
$5 (50% off of $10 is $5)
What number comes next in this pattern: 2, 4, 6, 8, __?
10 (the pattern is increasing by 2)
Sarah bought 4 books, each costing $6. How much change will she get from $30?
$6 (4 books x $6 = $24; $30 - $24 = $6)
If a tree produces 1000 leaves each year and loses half of them in the fall, how many leaves are left?
500 leaves (1000 ÷ 2 = 500)
If two's company and three's a crowd, what are four and five?
Nine (four and five are nine)
You buy 3 ice cream cones for $2 each. How much do you pay in total?
$6 (3 cones x $2 = $6)
What is the next number in this sequence: 1, 3, 5, 7, __?
9 (the pattern increases by 2 each time)
A pizza is cut into 8 slices. If you eat 5 slices, what fraction of the pizza is left?
3/8 (8 - 5 = 3, so 3 out of 8 slices remain
How does reducing plastic waste help the oceans?
It reduces the amount of plastic pollution harming marine life
You have 3 apples. You take away 2. How many apples do you have?
2 apples (you take away 2 apples, so you have 2)
Sarah saved $20 per week for 5 weeks. How much did she save in total?
$100 ($20 per week x 5 weeks = $100)
Find the missing number: 5, 10, __, 20, 25
15 (the numbers increase by 5 each time)
If you have 24 candies and you want to give an equal number to 3 friends, how many candies will each friend get?
Alex ran 3 miles every day for 5 days. How many miles did he run altogether?
If a family saves 15 gallons of water each day by using a water-saving showerhead, how much water do they save in a week?
105 gallons (15 gallons x 7 days = 105 gallons)
A man pushes his car to a hotel and tells the owner he’s bankrupt. What happened?
He’s playing Monopoly
A shirt costs $15, and you have $25. How much money will you have left after buying the shirt?
$10 ($25 - $15 = $10)
What is the next number in this sequence: 3, 9, 27, __?
81 (the pattern multiplies by 3 each time: 3, 9, 27, 81)
Alex ran 3 miles every day for 5 days. How many miles did he run altogether?
15 miles (3 miles x 5 days = 15 miles)
You plant 6 trees. If each tree absorbs 48 pounds of carbon dioxide in a year, how much CO₂ is absorbed by all the trees?
288 pounds of CO₂ (6 trees x 48 pounds = 288 pounds
A mother has 6 daughters, and each daughter has 1 brother. How many children does she have?
7 children (6 daughters + 1 son = 7 children)
You work 3 hours a day for 5 days. If you earn $7 per hour, how much do you earn in total?
$105 (3 hours x 5 days = 15 hours; 15 hours x $7 = $105)
If the pattern is doubling each time, what comes next: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, __?
32 (the pattern is doubling: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32)