Math riddles: Those who say math is not fun haven't explored the subject yet. Can you solve these math riddles?

Math is a super fun subject but is often blamed as dull for the wrong reasons.

But before moving on with the fun part of the blog, let us answer this very important question: 

Why math riddles?

Well, that is a pretty simple question to answer. All our lives we have learnt to hate mathematics.  The very thought of the subject brings chills to the students who learned to count late or the ones who did not enjoy the complicated theorems. People all over the world have given much importance to the subject and acknowledge its importance in a myriad of fields. Math holds its relevance in almost all walks of life, and thus, the academic world gives a lot of importance to the subject. This enhanced importance puts pressure on the students to not only understand the concepts but also ace the exams. Almost all competitive exams have math as a subject in them. Those who manage to score good marks in the subject get all the applause, but those who fail with difficulties start hating the subject. 

This is why, we aim at bringing exciting math riddles so that you change the way you look at the subject.

Try these exciting math riddles.

Math riddle 1:

Make use of only the plus sign (+) in 88888888 to get 1,000 as the answer.

Math riddle 2:

Adams added six to eleven. He got five as the answer, and the answer is correct. How is it possible?

Math riddle 3:

How many 9's are present between 1 and 100?

Ready for the answers?

ANSWERS:

Math riddle 1:

Make use of only the plus sign (+) in 88888888 to get 1,000 as the answer.

Answer:

888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1,000.

Math riddle 2:

Adams added six to eleven. He got five as the answer, and the answer is correct. How is it possible?

Answer:

This holds on a clock.

Math riddle 3:

How many 9's are present between 1 and 100?

Answer 3:

20