Hard Math Riddles for Adults Who Love Numbers

Put your arithmetic and logic skills to the test with hard math riddles tailored for adult problem solvers.

➖ Bring on the brain burn.

These hard math riddles for adults combine tricky number patterns, algebra twists, and logic leaps that demand focus and creativity.


🧮 Hard Math Riddles for Adults with Answers

I am a three-digit number. The sum of my digits is 12. My tens digit is twice my hundreds digit. My ones digit is the tens digit minus two. What number am I?

I am a three-digit number. Reverse my digits and subtract the smaller from the larger to get 297. What number am I?

Three consecutive integers add up to 177. What are they?

A shopkeeper buys an item for $60 and sells it for $70. Then he buys it back for $80 and sells it again for $90. How much profit did he make?

If 8 workers take 10 days to build a wall, how many days would 10 workers take, assuming equal efficiency?

If 3x + 5 = 26, what is 6x + 10?

A sequence goes 2, 4, 7, 11, 16. What is the next term?

The product of three consecutive integers is 990. What are they?

If the perimeter of a rectangle is 50 and the length is 15, what is the width?

I am a two-digit prime number. The sum of my digits is 10. When you reverse me, you get another prime. What number am I?

A train travels 60 mph for 2 hours and 40 mph for 3 hours. What is the average speed for the entire trip?

What is the smallest positive number divisible by both 12 and 15?

If 5 cats can catch 5 mice in 5 minutes, how many cats are needed to catch 100 mice in 100 minutes?

I am a number that is the square of a prime and also the sum of two consecutive primes. What number am I?

If 2^x = 128, what is 2^(x+1)?


📊 Use these riddles for:

  • Adult math club showdowns
  • Brain-training newsletters
  • Escape room prep nights
  • Engineering standups
  • Trivia or pub quiz bonus rounds

Work them out on a whiteboard or debate strategies with friends—multiple solution paths keep the conversation lively.

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