how do you make 30p with 2 coins?
how do you make 30p with 2 coins? one of them is not a 20p..
✨ A 20p and a 10p . one of them isnt a 20p, but the other one is!
L3 · math
🌿 Math 🛡️ Kid-Safe ✨ With Answers
Math Riddles for Kids
Looking for math riddles? You've found the right page. We've collected 20 kid-safe math riddles, ranging from quick "what am I" warm-ups to head-scratching brain-teasers. Each riddle includes the answer behind a tap, so kids get a chance to guess before peeking. Great as classroom starters, lunch-box surprises, or a family game.
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How high would you have to count before you would use the letter A in the English language spelling
How high would you have to count before you would use the letter A in the English language spelling of a whole number.
Hint: How high would you have to count before you would use the letter A in the Englis…
✨ One thousand
L3 · brain teaser
How many 1 foot by 1 foot bricks would it take to complete a building that's 20 feet long on all fou
How many 1 foot by 1 foot bricks would it take to complete a building that’s 20 feet long on all four sides and 20 feet high?
Hint: How many 1 foot by 1 foot bricks would it take to complete a building that’s 20 …
✨ Only one; the last brick you put in will complete it
L3 · brain teaser
How many three cent stamps are in a dozen?
How many three cent stamps are in a dozen?
✨ A dozen, although you probably said four
L3 · brain teaser
How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?
How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?
✨ Only one time. After that, you would be subtracting from 20
L3 · brain teaser
I am six letters
I am six letters. When you take one away I am twelve. What am I?
✨ The word Dozens
L3 · brain teaser
I am thin, tall and I cannot walk but I have a tilted head
I am thin, tall and I cannot walk but I have a tilted head . What am I!?
✨ The number 1
L1 · what am i
I've got ten or more daughters
I’ve got ten or more daughters. I’ve got less than ten daughters. I’ve got at least one daughter. If only one of these statements is true, how many daughters have I got?
Hint: I’ve got ten or more daughters…
✨ If I have any daughters, there will always be two statements which are true. Therefore, I have no daughters
L3 · logic
If a wheel has 64 spokes, how many spaces are there between the spokes?
If a wheel has 64 spokes, how many spaces are there between the spokes?
✨ 64. The space that comes after the 64th spoke, would be just before the first spoke
L3 · brain teaser
If someone says to you, “I'll bet you $1 that if you give me $2, I will give you $3 in return“, woul
If someone says to you, “I’ll bet you $1 that if you give me $2, I will give you $3 in return“, would this be a good bet for you to accept?
Hint: If someone says to you…
✨ No
L3 · logic
If three cats catch three mice in three minutes, how many cats would be needed to catch 100 mice in
If three cats catch three mice in three minutes, how many cats would be needed to catch 100 mice in 100 minutes?
Hint: If three cats catch three mice in three minutes…
✨ The same three cats would do. Since these three cats are averaging one mouse per minute, given 100 minutes, the cats could catch 100 mice
L2 · math
If you go to the movies and you're paying, is it cheaper to take one friend to the movies twice, or
If you go to the movies and you’re paying, is it cheaper to take one friend to the movies twice, or two friends to the movies at the same time?
Hint: If you go to the movies and you’re paying…
✨ It's cheaper to take two friends at the same time. In this case, you would only be buying three tickets, whereas if you take the same friend twice you are buying four tickets
L2 · math
If you have three oranges and you take away two, how many will you have?
If you have three oranges and you take away two, how many will you have?
✨ Two. The two you took
L1 · brain teaser
If you're 8 feet away from a door and with each move you advance half the distance to the door
If you’re 8 feet away from a door and with each move you advance half the distance to the door. How many moves will it take to reach the door.
Hint: If you’re 8 feet away from a door and with each move you advance half the distan…
✨ You will never reach the door, it will always be half the distance, no matter how small!
L3 · brain teaser
If you spell out all the numbers, how far do you have to go until you use the letter a?
If you spell out all the numbers, how far do you have to go until you use the letter a?
Hint: If you spell out all the numbers…
✨ One thousand
L3 · brain teaser
In a contest, four fruits (an apple, a banana, an orange, and a pear) have been placed in four close
In a contest, four fruits (an apple, a banana, an orange, and a pear) have been placed in four closed boxes (one fruit per box). People may guess which fruit is in which box. 123 people participate in the contest. When the boxes are opened, it turns out that 43 people have guessed none of the fruits correctly, 39 people have guessed one fruit correctly, and 31 people have guessed two fruits correctly. The Question: How many people have guessed three fruits correctly, and how many people have guessed four fruits correctly?
Hint: In a contest…
✨ It is not possible to guess only three fruits correctly: the fourth fruit is then correct too! So nobody has guessed three fruits correctly and 123-43-39-31 = 10 people have guessed four fru
L3 · math
In the NBA, how many men are on the basketball court for each team?
In the NBA, how many men are on the basketball court for each team?
✨ Five
L3 · brain teaser
Mary was working in a chemistry lab with a mixture of chemicals that was 90% water and weighed 20 po
Mary was working in a chemistry lab with a mixture of chemicals that was 90% water and weighed 20 pounds. After returning to the lab from a weekend break, she calculated the mixture was now 50% water. How much does the mixture now weigh? For purposes of this puzzle, assume the non-water part of the mixture was not affected by evaporation.
Hint: Mary was working in a chemistry lab with a mixture of chemicals that was 90% wat…
✨ 12 Pounds
L3 · math
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have five children, half of them are boys.How is this possible?
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have five children, half of them are boys.How is this possible?
Hint: Mr…
✨ They are all boys
L3 · logic
RIDDLE:When asked how old she was, Suzie replied, “In 2 years I will be twice as old as I was 5 year
RIDDLE:When asked how old she was, Suzie replied, “In 2 years I will be twice as old as I was 5 years ago.”How old is she?
Hint: RIDDLE:When asked how old she was…
✨ Use some math remember in 2 yrs she's twice as old She's 12 ! 14yr / 2yr = 7yr add 5yr and get 12 years old
L2 · math