Math Riddles

If you are cold where do you go to become hot?

If you can purchase 8 eggs for 26 cents, how many can you buy for a cent and a quarter?

If you go to the movies and you are paying, is it cheaper to take one friend to the movies twice or two friends to the movies at the same time?

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?

If you had five mangoes and two bananas in one hand and two mangoes and four bananas in the other hand, what would you have?

If you have three oranges and you take away two, how many will you have?

If you multiply this number by any other number, the answer will always be zero. What number is this?

If you toss a coin 10 times and it lands heads up every time, what are the chances it will land heads up if you toss it again?

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.

In 1990, a person is 15 years old. In 1995, that same person is 10 years old. How can this be?

In a bicycle race, the man who came two places in front of the last man finished one ahead of the man who came fifth. How many contestants were there?

In a lake, there is a patch of lily pads. Every day, the patch doubles in size. If it takes 48 days for the patch to cover the entire lake, how long would it take for the patch to cover half the lake?

In an alien land far away, half of 10 is 6. If the same proportion holds true, then what is 1/6th of 30 in this alien land?

In olden days, the student of logic was given this problem: If half of 5 were 3, what would one-third of 10 be?