We don't know about you, but your kids would definitely love these math riddles!

Jan 15, 2023, 22:12 IST

Want to add some fun? Relive your childhood and try these math riddles. 

Math riddles with answers!
Math riddles with answers!

Children can be fussy at times.



Sometimes, they may require a fun game to play, and the next moment they would get bored of it.



One day they would love ladyfinger, the next day they would make a frowning face. 



While children these days have become too fussy to handle, parents have found an easy yet disastrous solution, electronic devices.



Electronic devices these days have ruined childhood with their light-emitting screens, captivating enough to keep your children glued.



That is when you need a better alternative that not only keeps your children glued to the chairs for hours and also stimulates their brains.

 

That is when we bring to you these exciting math riddles that will develop your child's interest in things that compel them to think out of the box, rather than indulging in video games that propagate aggression.

 

Here you go!

 

Math Riddle 1:

 

Have you ever looked at a circle carefully? How many sides do you think it has? 




Math Riddle 2:

If three line segments make a triangle, and four line segments make a quadrilateral, then what are five and six?





Math Riddle 3:

Tom owns a bakery. Many top bakers from around the globe work at his bakery. If it took 3 people to make a special choco base cake in 6 hours, how much time will 15 bakers take to make the same cake?  

 



Math Riddle 4:

What do you think would be the next number in the following series?

 

9, 867, 7986, 6798




 

Excited about the answers? Scroll down!

 

ANSWERS:

Math Riddle 1:

 

Have you ever looked at a circle carefully? How many sides do you think it has? 

 

Answer 1:

A circle has two main sides, namely, outside and inside.

 

Math Riddle 2:

If three line segments make a triangle, and four line segments make a quadrilateral, then what are five and six?

 

Answer 2:

Five and six are actually 11. Who said we were talking about polygons this time?

 

Math Riddle 3:

Tom owns a bakery. Many top bakers from around the globe work at his bakery. If it took 3 people to make a special chocolate cake in 6 hours, how many hours will 15 bakers take to make the same cake?  

 

Answer 3:

None. The case is already made!

 

Math Riddle 4:

What do you think would be the next number in the following series?

 

9, 867, 7986, 6798

 

Answer 4:

8798. Observe carefully at the sequence. The last digit of every number is moved to the first digit of the next number.

 

 

 

Well, these math riddles were a short break for your children from aggressive video games. And if you don't have children, these might have compelled you to bring out your inner child.

 

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