Math Riddles for Kids with Answers
Build number sense with math riddles for kids and answers that turn arithmetic into an adventure.
🔢 Turn math practice into playful problem-solving.
These math riddles for kids blend arithmetic, patterns, and logic, making them ideal for bell ringers, homework challenges, or rainy-day brain breaks.
🧮 Kid-Friendly Math Riddles (Answers Included)
I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?
Add me to myself and multiply by four. Divide by eight and you’ll have me once more. What number am I?
If two is company and three is a crowd, what are four and five?
A pizza has 8 slices. You eat half. How many slices remain?
You have three coins that add up to 30 cents. One of them is not a nickel. What coins are they?
What has four digits, adds up to 10, and reads the same backward as forward?
How many sides does a circle have?
If there are three apples and you take away two, how many apples do you have?
What starts with P, ends with E, and has a million letters in it?
A bus has 10 kids. At the first stop, 4 get off and 2 get on. How many are on the bus now?
Which weighs more: a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
How many times can you subtract 5 from 25?
I’m thinking of a number. Double it and add 10 to get 34. What is my number?
What three numbers give the same result whether you add or multiply them together?
A snail climbs 4 feet up a tree each day and slips 3 feet each night. How many days until it reaches 10 feet?
📏 Use These Riddles For:
- 🧑🏫 Math warm-ups, centers, and enrichment menus
- 🏠 Homework extensions or family math nights
- 🎲 Math club tournaments and escape room clues
- 📱 Classroom blogs, newsletters, and social posts
- 📚 STEM library corners and math-themed bulletin boards
"Math riddles help kids see numbers as puzzles worth solving—not just answers to memorize."