10 Math Riddles That'll Stump Most People (Even Math Nerds!)

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  • @MashupMath
    @MashupMath  4 роки тому +12

    How did you do with these math riddles? Be sure to share your answer to the bonus riddle in the comments and get the answer and free pdf worksheet here: bit.ly/2Epkb5p

  • @hamidfarrokhghatte6761
    @hamidfarrokhghatte6761 4 роки тому +122

    Hello
    in math riddle 4 there is another solution :
    remove the matchstick of plus and it will be:8-4=4

  • @JustVacuumBG
    @JustVacuumBG 4 роки тому +57

    3:18 Solution 3: move the vertical line from the plus and put it at the 6, so it will be 8-4=4.

    • @hajowennekes9799
      @hajowennekes9799 2 роки тому +8

      solution 4: move the vertical line from te plut and lay it diagonally over the = sign

    • @vishalswaminathan8419
      @vishalswaminathan8419 2 роки тому +1

      I did the same thing

    • @JosiahFickinger
      @JosiahFickinger 2 роки тому

      @@hajowennekes9799 True, but not valid lol

    • @LaxerFL
      @LaxerFL 2 роки тому +2

      @@JosiahFickinger his solution is ABSOLUTELY valid...
      6-4 DOES NOT EQUAL 4
      The diagonal line over the equal sign is Not Equal.

    • @JosiahFickinger
      @JosiahFickinger 2 роки тому +1

      @@LaxerFL I know. But that'd be true for almost anything. I feel like it kind of defeats the problem 😉

  • @souravak6982
    @souravak6982 2 роки тому +10

    3:18 Solution 3: move the matchstick of plus and place it over the equal symbol...
    So 6 - 4 ≠ 4 🌝

    • @souravak6982
      @souravak6982 8 місяців тому

      @Phoenix23x11_rl after 1 year.. 🌝

  • @kikosotto5096
    @kikosotto5096 4 роки тому +60

    Riddle #4 : 8-4=4

    • @ivartheboneless5745
      @ivartheboneless5745 4 роки тому +1

      Kiko Sotto ya I thought of that

    • @zoeyg7343
      @zoeyg7343 4 роки тому +1

      That was my first thought

    • @hebanaji5603
      @hebanaji5603 4 роки тому +1

      Same here

    • @annabelle4
      @annabelle4 4 роки тому +1

      Yes I thought of it for my first answer then I did 5+4=9 like that was my first answer so am I smarter than the person who made it🤔😺

    • @thomaigatsogiannis3422
      @thomaigatsogiannis3422 4 роки тому +2

      same i am thinking the same thing

  • @daisytorres-petrovich1123
    @daisytorres-petrovich1123 4 роки тому +10

    Riddle #4 actually has three solutions. If you move the match going vertical from the plus sign and move it to the 6 to change it into an 8, then the problem will read as such: 8-4=4.

    • @stevepeacock7670
      @stevepeacock7670 3 роки тому +2

      In fact there are four solutions. You can also move the vertical match from the plus sign and place it diagonally over the "equal" sign, so changing into a "not equal" sign. The resulting equation is 6-4 ≠ 4 ;-)

    • @raygon9729
      @raygon9729 3 роки тому +1

      Bro that was what i was about to say

    • @drbluzer
      @drbluzer Рік тому

      CLEVER !@@stevepeacock7670

  • @SusanHuth
    @SusanHuth 2 роки тому

    I love these and refer to these as "Get Your Math Brain ON!" Thank you for these resources!

  • @angiemitchell4069
    @angiemitchell4069 4 роки тому +18

    Mrs. Mitchell's 5th Grade Class thinks the numbers are 1, 5, 10, 10,5, 1. Thanks for sharing your video!

  • @techandrishi2991
    @techandrishi2991 4 роки тому +11

    3:17 there is another answer you can remove a verticle matchstick from + and move it to 6's upright gap
    I.e,8-4=4

  • @PuzzleAdda
    @PuzzleAdda 4 роки тому +5

    @mashup Math Please let us know, if we can collaborate, as we are working on same genre. It would be good that we can work out together so that we can serve the audiences in a better way.

  • @Priyamsw
    @Priyamsw 4 роки тому +3

    for question 4 there is another solution as well which is 8-4=4 so you move a matchstick from the plus to make it a minus and put that on the gap of the 6 to make it 8

    • @Priyamsw
      @Priyamsw 4 роки тому +3

      thanks yo

    • @alexandradimov8680
      @alexandradimov8680 4 роки тому +2

      ya I was confused as well because I did that in school and there were three solutions

    • @ladyr3456
      @ladyr3456 2 роки тому +2

      I was going to say that but yeah wow

  • @mrjoandfelixenglishchannel2442
    @mrjoandfelixenglishchannel2442 3 роки тому +5

    On question number 4 there are 3 answers: you can move the match stick on the plus symbol to make 8= 8-4=4. We are enjoying video but please be more accurate next time

  • @PRINCESAGATHIYA-yk8yl
    @PRINCESAGATHIYA-yk8yl 4 роки тому +2

    😱 you are brilliant really

  • @PRINCESAGATHIYA-yk8yl
    @PRINCESAGATHIYA-yk8yl 4 роки тому +1

    Please make more videos like this

  • @AnthonyZeng-q7h
    @AnthonyZeng-q7h 10 місяців тому

    bonus question apple and strawberry IS 1,coconut and peach is 5,pear and watermelon is 10

  • @Rithi_1815
    @Rithi_1815 3 роки тому

    Kindly upload more videos. Thank you.

  • @angeldominguez6207
    @angeldominguez6207 4 роки тому +6

    Answer to bonus question: (numbers from left to right) 1, 5, 10, 10, 5, 1

  • @drew1236
    @drew1236 Рік тому

    2:59 you can also do 8-4=4

  • @FIFA_LOVER300
    @FIFA_LOVER300 2 роки тому

    Move the vertical +match stick with the 6

  • @biliussteed2102
    @biliussteed2102 3 роки тому

    11/10. Yay.

  • @storyforever
    @storyforever 3 роки тому

    nice riddles

  • @jessicafrith1944
    @jessicafrith1944 3 роки тому +6

    Mrs. Frith's class thinks it 1,5,10,10,5,1 We love your riddles. Thank you.

  • @שיאורבוך
    @שיאורבוך 4 роки тому +3

    Riddle 10: the sum of every row equals times 2 of the sum of the row above it row 3 is 4 and row 4 is 8

  • @shreyapatra4155
    @shreyapatra4155 3 роки тому +1

    161051 is the answer of the bonus question 👍👍👍👍

  • @kirankurse5716
    @kirankurse5716 Рік тому +1

    I got everything except what to put between 7 and 8 so easy man.

  • @JezzaWest
    @JezzaWest 4 роки тому +3

    3:12 6-4≠4

  • @gregoryyang8988
    @gregoryyang8988 4 роки тому +6

    These really aren't that hard, I got 8/10 for the normal ones.
    Bonus:
    Strawberry = 1
    Coconut = 1+4 = 5
    Pear = 4+6 = 10
    Watermelon = 4+6 = 10
    Peach = 1+4 = 5
    Apple = 1

  • @LeoTheNinjaTurtleMan
    @LeoTheNinjaTurtleMan 4 роки тому +2

    In addition to Nick Zoa disagreement on #6. When thinking on riddles wording is very specific. There was only the mention of the soda being weighed. I saw an animation of bottled soda so I naturally assumed the bottles weighed something too so therefore the soda weighs more. Right? Wrong I guess! Lol might be deconstructing too much but it was a riddle after all.

  • @zimmyshorts
    @zimmyshorts 2 роки тому

    Also you could move the vertical line from the plus to the equal sign so it would be 6 - 4 ≠ 4.

  • @roogaming2584
    @roogaming2584 4 роки тому

    Question 2 really stumped me

  • @haha-sg9mx
    @haha-sg9mx 3 роки тому

    3:20 I did solution 1 and another solution which is moving the plus sign stick and making it a minus sign then putting the stick at the equation sign making it like this =/= which means doesn’t equal

  • @v3nxRndm
    @v3nxRndm 2 роки тому +1

    #5 can also be 7.5 because it would be become a logical rythm 6.5

  • @drbluzer
    @drbluzer Рік тому

    One other puzzle used "FIBONACCI'S NUMBER" and I had to look that definition up !
    I don't remember "PASCAL'S TRIANGLE" from my old high school days !
    I vaguely remember that from my old high school days !

  • @simarai5522
    @simarai5522 3 роки тому +2

    1,5,10,10,5,1
    Also, I got all correct, you should have posted harder sums

  • @rudelicmat1833
    @rudelicmat1833 3 роки тому

    Is the riddles same with non routine problems?

  • @thebloonist
    @thebloonist 3 роки тому

    Seriously got all except one

  • @nickzoa7685
    @nickzoa7685 4 роки тому +16

    Question #6 has an incorrect answer. Gold is measured in the TROY measurement system in which there are 12 ounces in a pound. Therefore, 16 ounces of soda weigh more than a pound of gold.

    • @rajanialimilla8800
      @rajanialimilla8800 4 роки тому

      Yes

    • @indigomoon2049
      @indigomoon2049 3 роки тому +4

      Please look at the balance again. 3 soda for 3 gold makes the scale balanced.

    • @thomasharding1838
      @thomasharding1838 8 місяців тому

      If you are going to assume that the gold is in TROY ounces, then you must assume the soda would be in FLUID ounces. And since we don't know which cola it is, the density may be such that 16 FLUID ounces of it could weigh 12 TROY ounces.

    • @nickzoa7685
      @nickzoa7685 8 місяців тому

      You've made a good point and you're partly right. Fluid ounces are used to measure volume, not weight. Although 16 fluid ounces of water weighs 16 ounces, it's possible for 16 fluid ounces of a different liquid to weigh less. For example, 16 fluid ounces of pure alcohol (ethanol) weighs 12.6 ounces. 16 fluid ounces of some grades of gasoline weigh about 12 ounces. However, we're talking about soda here, which is mostly water. So, 16 *fluid* ounces of soda would weigh more than 12 *Troy* ounces of gold.

  • @bhartikumar3277
    @bhartikumar3277 4 роки тому +3

    Answer to BONUS ques: 1, 5, 10, 10, 5, 1

  • @mathswithharihara6986
    @mathswithharihara6986 4 роки тому +3

    The answer to the bonus question is 1,5,10,10,5 and 1

  • @ShaePutnam
    @ShaePutnam Рік тому

    On # 4 we found a new solution
    You could the match stick from the plus and move it to the sixth and it would make it eight so it would make it 8-4 = 4 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 just so you know

  • @infinitefan2571
    @infinitefan2571 3 роки тому

    Bonus answer is 6,3,5,12,6,8

  • @papabear6828
    @papabear6828 Рік тому

    8:22 the Strawberry and apple are covering 1, the coconut and orange cover 5 the pear and the water melon cover 10

  • @michele3233
    @michele3233 2 роки тому

    for question 4 I found another answer 8-4=4 you move the matches form the plus symbol and move it to the six.

  • @kayepaulo1706
    @kayepaulo1706 4 роки тому +1

    🍓=1 🥥=5 🍐=10 🍉=10 🍑=5 🍎=1 I solved the bonus riddle!

  • @shinobi6497
    @shinobi6497 2 роки тому +1

    2:12 what about 1, -1, 0

  • @panlomito
    @panlomito 3 роки тому +1

    I only missed #9 because I don't have no knowledge of US coins. But I guessed it would be 25+5 or 20+10.

  • @lakshmimedisetti5052
    @lakshmimedisetti5052 3 роки тому

    3:16
    there is another solution also if u move one of the sticks from the plus sign and add it to the six the equation will be 8-4=4

  • @bermuda_tri2354
    @bermuda_tri2354 4 роки тому

    U KILLED MY BRAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @Neteb3
    @Neteb3 Рік тому

    I like it

  • @sanehpreetkaur170
    @sanehpreetkaur170 2 роки тому

    #7 let hoodie y and shoes x
    x+y=150
    x=150-y equation 1
    Now ATQ
    x+100=y
    From equation 1 150-y+100=y
    2y=250
    y=125
    x=150-125=25

  • @colemag4727
    @colemag4727 2 роки тому

    There is a third solution. It is taking away one of the lines from the plus and make the six eight and then it would work

  • @BrianPaulMitchellTDS-THT
    @BrianPaulMitchellTDS-THT Рік тому

    5 Dallas likes these riddles!

  • @gaeldura2912
    @gaeldura2912 4 роки тому

    I like it is very interesting.

  • @ymelfilm
    @ymelfilm 9 місяців тому

    3:31 8-4 = 4 - there are 3 solutions for riddle 4

  • @27_s0ulz
    @27_s0ulz 4 роки тому +26

    who got thisfor online school

  • @aniketworld
    @aniketworld 3 роки тому

    in ridlle number 4 this can also possible that moving 1 stick from + to the blank space of 6 will make this equation = 8-4=4

  • @vidhyaarasu
    @vidhyaarasu Рік тому

    there is a 3rd solution in riddle 4 : 8-4=4, try it out

  • @chaitanyaatale.5626
    @chaitanyaatale.5626 3 роки тому

    3:00 8-4=4 also will be the solution

  • @acessald6283
    @acessald6283 3 роки тому

    Can you help me with this one:
    You've managed to break into the vault of a bank filled with 20 sacks of coins. One of the sacks contains gold coins, while the other 19 are filled with counterfeit gold coins. You cannot tell the difference between the gold coins and the fakes by handling the coins, looking at them, biting them, or testing them.
    The fake coins weigh exactly 1 ounce each, while the real gold coins weigh 1.01 ounces. There is a large scale with enough room for all the sacks in the vault, but as soon as you weigh something it will trigger an alarm, so you can use the scale just once before you must flee the vault.
    How can you figure out which sack of coins contains the real gold by only weighing something on the scale once?
    Note: The scale tells you the exact weight of whatever you put on it, it is not a balance scale.
    Hint: You might want to consider labelling the sacks. And remember, you can take coins out of the sacks and weigh a combination of
    them.

  • @orpvlogs5167
    @orpvlogs5167 4 роки тому

    Nice vide0

  • @MatemaSamPa
    @MatemaSamPa 4 роки тому

    Obrigado (thank you Mashupmath)
    I am a brasilian math teacher of Matema SamPa Channel,
    I like very much Of his work, site, vídeos and channel
    Congratulation teacher.

  • @DuetJay
    @DuetJay 2 роки тому +1

    Gold is measured in troy weight, which is 12 ounces per pound. 16 ounces of soda weighs more than a pound of gold.

  • @MeetPratap
    @MeetPratap Рік тому

    I solved the first 2 with ease correctly

  • @VibhuLukkani
    @VibhuLukkani Місяць тому

    at riddle #4 u could do 8-4=4

  • @johnjohnhalili924
    @johnjohnhalili924 4 роки тому

    1,5, and 10

  • @chickenmanugget6610
    @chickenmanugget6610 3 роки тому

    In the number 4 there's another solution which is you get the matchstick from the plus sign and make it minus then put that matchstick in the six it will make 8-4=4

  • @heyy_rkive
    @heyy_rkive 4 роки тому

    For me #1 was shoking. There are 14 squares in 9 squares. WOW!!!!

  • @thenoob7161
    @thenoob7161 4 місяці тому

    By the way i got another solution on number 4 which was 8 - 4 =4 i moved the matchstick in the plus sign

  • @tehreemkhalil3201
    @tehreemkhalil3201 4 роки тому

    OMG tomorrow's scimatics event and i wish this riddle comess!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @JosiahFickinger
    @JosiahFickinger 2 роки тому

    #4 actually has a 3rd one. 8-4=4

  • @jahedamondal36
    @jahedamondal36 Рік тому

    8/10🎉

  • @ValiantViper123
    @ValiantViper123 4 місяці тому

    These are so easy.

  • @yash3419
    @yash3419 3 роки тому

    8:21
    The answer is 161,051
    Just multiply the numbers by 11

  • @vishalswaminathan8419
    @vishalswaminathan8419 2 роки тому

    I got 4 out 10. How did I do?

  • @MathWithMrs.Hopley
    @MathWithMrs.Hopley 3 роки тому

    Hello! We found another solution to #4 at The Beachmont School in Revere. You can move a matchstick from the + sign to make it 8 - 4 = 4 :)

  • @DanielYan291
    @DanielYan291 3 роки тому

    for the fourth question u mist a solution. u can move the vertical matchstick of the + and move it to the six

  • @Sienna.Maddie
    @Sienna.Maddie 3 роки тому

    Decimal point q5

  • @souravak6982
    @souravak6982 2 роки тому

    Hello
    in math riddle 4 there is another solution :
    move the matchstick of plus and place it over the equal symbol...
    So 6 - 4 ≠ 4 🌝

  • @rogerioscarpitta3626
    @rogerioscarpitta3626 4 роки тому +3

    8-4=4
    0-4=4
    5+4=9

  • @arthurgjlu
    @arthurgjlu Рік тому

    Bonus (from left to right)
    1, 5, 10, 10, 5, 1

  • @Dylan-ii1ds
    @Dylan-ii1ds 4 роки тому +4

    pascal triangle, so 1 5 10 10 5 1=32

  • @andreaysea4975
    @andreaysea4975 3 роки тому

    I think the numbers covered up are 1,5,10,10,5 and 1

  • @unicorn-ll4en
    @unicorn-ll4en 4 роки тому

    Bonus 1,5, 10, 10, 5, 1

  • @yanlingli8967
    @yanlingli8967 Рік тому

    For riddle 4 there is a third solution: change + to - and 6 to 8

  • @molluskmercenaries2238
    @molluskmercenaries2238 Рік тому

    All were very easy, mathmetician or no. I missed 9 because I was always bad at ELA and didn't stop to think what it meant. 10 (I got right but) is false because how would the top hex be worth 1?

  • @knockbackgaming4457
    @knockbackgaming4457 3 роки тому

    Solution 3 for 4 question is 8-4=4

  • @sslladmin2119
    @sslladmin2119 4 роки тому +1

    on number 4, you could have made it 8-4=4.

  • @brynhobson4227
    @brynhobson4227 4 роки тому

    Strawberry and apple are both 1 coconut and orange are 5 pear and watermelons are 10.

  • @malexmartinez4007
    @malexmartinez4007 3 роки тому +1

    2:59 To those who say there is a third solution, the vertical stick in the plus sign is under the horizontal stick. So moving it inevitably moves two sticks. *insert genius black guy meme*

    • @kylaniii
      @kylaniii 3 роки тому

      But you don’t know that? And it’s technically only moving one because only one switches its place.

  • @jeffskinner7475
    @jeffskinner7475 2 роки тому

    Strawberrry is 1 Apple is 1 Coconut is 5 Peach is 5 Pear is 10 Watermelon is 10

  • @mathrange7933
    @mathrange7933 2 роки тому

    1:30 There is not enough information given, so there are two answers. 37 or 20

    • @thomasharding1838
      @thomasharding1838 8 місяців тому

      And you are correct because they may be twins but the younger one was abducted at birth to a planet with a revolution time twice Earth's so she would only have half the number of years.

  • @georgeevans506
    @georgeevans506 2 роки тому

    Question 4 has another solution. you can move the match stick to make it 8 - 4 = 4

  • @parbinsultana8566
    @parbinsultana8566 4 роки тому +1

    This will not confuse math and physics (science) nerds. For me it was normal and Riddle 4 it can be 8 - 4 = 4 also.

  • @ve2um
    @ve2um 11 місяців тому

    Riddle #4: third solution: 8 - 4 = 4

  • @sanjanakapoor05
    @sanjanakapoor05 Рік тому

    what is the level of the questions?

  • @AceAdler13
    @AceAdler13 Рік тому +1

    3:18

  • @amnamohammed4195
    @amnamohammed4195 4 роки тому

    8-4=4 as well 😁

  • @zomerzim7117
    @zomerzim7117 4 роки тому +2

    I was here because my math teacher sent me the link in Microsoft Teams becuz of Coronavirus which kids need to stay home (I am a kid as well) #StopTheCoronaVirus #StaySafe #WashYourHands

    • @parbinsultana8566
      @parbinsultana8566 4 роки тому

      I'm also a kid. I found this before my teacher in virtual classes.

  • @susans.7762
    @susans.7762 4 роки тому

    #7 is weird, in the equation it says "the hoodies costs $100 than the pair of shoes" but the equation is not saying that the hoodies is more than $100 it is saying it is $100 more than the pair of shoes. It is worded very weird correct me if I'm wrong.😀

    • @thomasharding1838
      @thomasharding1838 8 місяців тому

      Where a is the cost of the hoodie and b = the cost of the shoes: a+b=150 a=b+100. Substituting b+100 for a in the first equations results in b+100+b=150 or 2b+100=150. Subtracting 100 from both sides results in 2b=50 and dividing both sides by 2 results in b=25. Now, back to the first equation replacing the b with 25 results in a+25=150 and now we subtract 25 from both side and the results is a = 125. But the BIG QUESTION is who would pay 125 DOLLARS for a hoodie?

  • @coinboy_coin
    @coinboy_coin 4 роки тому

    I got 9/10 and got the bonus right (so 10/11)