Number Riddles

Do you love solving number riddles? These kinds of riddles are very fun to solve however, not all people are not into it because they are intimidated by numbers. But you have to know that number riddles are not only for mathematicians and math enthusiasts it’s also for people who enjoy solving complex puzzles!

If you love number riddles, it’s time to put your brain cells to work and see if you can solve these 21 riddles right. These may take up most of your time but we assure you that it’s worth your effort. Once you’re done, you can challenge your friends and other people to see if they have what it takes.

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Q: If the zookeeper had 100 pairs of animals in her zoo and if two pairs of babies are born for each and every one of the original animals, and then sadly 23 animal don’t survive, how many animals do you have left in total?

A: 977 animal (100 x 2 = 200; 200 + 800 = 1000; 1000 – 23 = 977)

Q: A woman was driving on the highway when she suddenly got a flat tire. She pulled over and removed the flat tire and was about to replace it with the spare when all four of the wheel nuts were blown by a huge gust of wind off the side of the road and down the cliff. There was no way the woman could get to them. She sat down perplexed and frustrated until a bicyclist passed by and pointed out that she had all the wheel nuts she needed. She applied the advice and safely drove away. What was the advice?

A: Take one wheel nut off of the other 3 nuts and put it onto the spare so that each wheel had 3 nuts.

Q: Maria went to the bread store to buy a loaf of bread for dinner. She had 2 quarters, 4 dimes, 3 nickels and 2 pennies. The total cost of the bread $0.82. She promised to make sure she had exactly 1 coin remaining after purchase. Which coins did she have left after buying the loaf of bread?

A: One of the quarters

Q: A little boy goes shopping and purchases 12 tomatoes. On the way home, all but 9 get mushed and ruined. How many tomatoes are left in a good condition?

A: Nine

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Q: A huge bag of garlic bulbs weighs 294 lbs divided by 1/6th of its weight. How much does the bag of garlic weigh?

A: 42 lbs (1/6th of 42 is 7; 294 ÷ 7=42)

Q: If four men can build four tables in four hours, how many tables can eight men build in eight hours?

A: 16 tables

Q: A cell phone and phone case cost $110 in total. The cell phone costs $100 more than the phone case. How much was the cell phone?

A: $105

Q: If you take my son’s age and multiply it by one and a half times his age you get 24. How old is my son?

A: 4 (4 x 6 =24)

Q: A duck was given $9, a spider was given $36, a bee was given $27. Based off of this information, how much money would be given to a cat?

A: $18 ($4.50 per leg)

Q: There are 2 ants in front of 2 other ants, 2 ants behind 2 ants and 2 ants next to 2 ants. How many total ants are there?

A: Four ants, standing in a square formation

Q: If you buy a rooster for the purpose of laying eggs and you expect to get three eggs each day for breakfast, how many eggs will you have after three weeks?

A: None; roosters don’t lay eggs

Q: A bicycle rider is traveling south at 25 mph, a truck passes the bicyclist also traveling south at 40 mph. Simultaneously, the bicycle rider passes a jogger who is running in the same direction south at 5 mph. Which will move away from the bicyclist at a quicker pace, the car or the jogger?

A: The jogger, because the difference in speed is greater between the jogger and bicyclist than the car and the bicyclist

Q: If it took 6 people 9 hours to build a barn, how long would it take 12 people to build the same barn?

A: None; the barn was already built

Q: Sunday, Melinda and Susan went to the cafe for a cup of tea. The total cost of the bill was $12 and was divided equally among the friends. Melinda paid $4 and Susan paid $4 as well. Who paid the remaining $4?

A: Their friend Sunday

Q: Eggs are $0.12 a dozen. How many eggs can you get for a dollar?

A: 100 eggs, at one penny each

Q: If your sock drawer has 6 black socks, 4 brown socks, 8 white socks, and 2 tan socks, how many socks would you have to pull out in the dark to be sure you had a matching pair?

A: Five. There are only four colors, so five socks guarantee that two will be the same color.

Q: Jeff has $28.75. He purchased three cookies that cost $1.50 each, five newspapers that each cost $0.50, five flowers for $1.25 each, and used the remainder of the cash on a pair of sunglasses. How much were the sunglasses?

A: $15.50

Q: If 66 = 2, 999 = 3, 8=2, 0=1, 9696=4, 8123=2, 98=3 and 88=4, then what does 816982 equal?

A: Six, each circle is equal to one. For example, 6 has one circle, 8 has two circles in it.

Q: A grandfather, two fathers, and two sons went to the movie theater together and everyone bought one movie ticket each. How many tickets did they buy in total?

A: 3 (the grandfather is also a father and the father is also a son)

Do you enjoy solving number riddles? If you do, you will certainly like answering these riddles that we have prepared for you. If you think you cannot solve these riddles alone, you can enlist your friends’ help. Prepare to use every cell in your brain because things are about to get difficult from now on!

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