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These Fun Math Sums Are Making So Many Adults Feel Dumb


It’s time to put your problem-solving skills to the test with these fun math sums.

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For so many people, mathematics is one of the world’s most dreadful subjects. Moreover, for others, just the thought of numbers makes them feel weird.

However, what if we told you these simple and fun math sums are so basic that you’d solve them immediately. In the same way, it’s all about recognizing the pattern and then going on from there. With that said, some people still fail to understand the basics. Hence, we thought it would be nice to bring forward an array of simple and fun math sums that even adults would have a ball solving.

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So what are you waiting for. Let’s put those thinking caps on and begin the journey into math exploration for days.

Source: The Economic Times

Fun math sums take center stage

Problem 1

Can you figure out which number you end up with when:

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  • You add the number to the number itself and then multiply by 4
  • Now, divide that number by 8 and you will get that same number once more.

Solution 1

Any number. Yes, any number will give you the following result. Try it out and let us know what you ended up with.

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Problem 2

Find number x:

  • It is an odd number
  • Take an alphabet away from that number x and it becomes an even number.

Solution 2

The answer is seven! For those who are still scratching their heads and wondering how, well take a look: (Seven-S-Even)

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Problem 3

Tom received orders for painting a certain number of plates on around 100 apartments. And that means he needs to paint numbers from 1 to 100. Can you figure out how many times in total that he will need to paint the number 8?

Solution 3

This one needs a pen and paper. The answer is 20 times. Therefore, if you’re wondering how, well we’ve displayed the solution for you: 8, 18, 28, 38,48,58,68, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 98.

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Problem 4

During the process of shipping, Tom has the ability to place 10 tiny boxes or a total of 8 larger inside a carton. In total, 96 boxes were sent through a single shipment. Now, the total number of little boxes was less than the number of large boxes.

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What is the actual number of cartons, in total, that Tom shipped?

Answer 4

11 cartons in total:

See 4 little boxes give out 4×10= 40 boxes

7 large boxes mean 7×8= 56 boxes

Hence, 96 boxes in total which mean a total of 11 cartons.

Problem 5

You purchase a rooster for the sole purpose of making use of its eggs. In addition, if you expect to get a total of 3 eggs every day for your breakfast meal, how many eggs will you get at the end of the 3 weeks?

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Solution 5

The answer is ZERO because  roosters DO NOT lay any eggs

Math brain teasers with their solutions

Source: Real Math Classes

To help switch things up a bit from the fun math sums, we thought to add a little twist. Therefore, here are some interesting math riddles for you.

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Problem 1

If it actually took 6 people in total 9 hours to create a barn, can you figure out how long it would take 12 individuals to create the same barn?

Answer 1

None, and that’s because the barn is already built. Therefore, there’s nothing else to create! Yes, we got you on that one.

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Problem 2

Roy has a total of 2 books. Now one of the books is put upside-down. Next, the second book is rotated and that makes the book’s top facing Roy. Hence, what will be the sum of the first pages in every single one of these books?

Answer 2

No matter which direction or orientation the books come in, the first page of each book will always be number 1. As a result, 1+1=2.

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