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Mathematics has an extensive history in just about every culture or civilized society known to man. Listed below are some cool facts to get those math juices flowing:
  • In 1852 mathematician JJ Sylvester established the "theory of algebraic invariants."
  • In 1995 math great Andrew Wiles, proved "Fermat's Last Theorem."
  • The first decimal number system is said to have been invented in Ancient Egypt around 5000BC.
  • The Ancient Mayan civilization located in Central America is one of the only cultures in the recorded history of the world to use a place-value number system.
  • The American Mathematical Society was formed in the late months of 1888 in New York.
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    Zebras And Ostriches In The Zoo

    Hint:
    The number of Ostriches = 60 & The number of Zebras = 20
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    The Greater Dozen Riddle

    Hint:
    Six Dozen Dozen
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    A Rickety Bridge Riddle

    Hint:
    17 mins.

    The initial solution most people will think of is to use the fastest person as an usher to guide everyone across. How long would that take? 10 + 1 + 7 + 1 + 2 = 21 mins. Is that it? No. That would make this question too simple even as a warm up question.

    Let's brainstorm a little further. To reduce the amount of time, we should find a way for 10 and 7 to go together. If they cross together, then we need one of them to come back to get the others. That would not be ideal. How do we get around that? Maybe we can have 1 waiting on the other side to bring the torch back. Ahaa, we are getting closer. The fastest way to get 1 across and be back is to use 2 to usher 1 across. So let's put all this together.

    1 and 2 go cross
    2 comes back
    7 and 10 go across
    1 comes back
    1 and 2 go across (done)

    Total time = 2 + 2 + 10 + 1 + 2 = 17 mins
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    Seventeen Apples Riddle

    Hint:
    Make applesauce
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    10 Boxes Riddle

    Hint:
    Let us simplify boxes by naming them from 1 to 10.
    Now the trick here is to pick different number of balls from different boxes. So to simplify things, we will pick balls corresponding to box number.

    Thus, pick 1 ball from Box 1, 2 balls from box 2, 3 balls from box 3 and so on. You will have 55 balls altogether. Now, put them all in the balance.

    If all balls were weighing accurate 10 grams, the total weight of the 55 balls would have been 550 grams. But one of the box must have had the defective balls.

    Suppose if the defective balls were in box number 2, then the total weight will be 2 grams less than 550. If the defective balls were in box 8, the total weight will be less than 8 grams from 550. In this way, you will be able to identify which box has the defective balls.
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    Eating Burgers Riddle

    Hint:
    18

    More hours => more burgers.
    More boys => more burgers.

    The time become twice (3 hours / 1.5 hours).
    Boys become six times (9 / 1.5).

    Number of burgers = 2 * 6 * Original(1.5)
    = 18
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    Bigger Upside Down Riddle

    Hint:
    A 6!
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    Adding Eights Riddle

    Hint:
    888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1000.
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    Green And Red Apple Trees Riddle

    Hint:
    The total was 40 Red apples and 32 Green apples.
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    Saving Money Riddle

    Hint:
    They would have saved $$4,095.
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    Guilders Expense Riddle

    Hint:
    Ten guilders. An artist cost 7 guilders, and a stonemason cost 3 guilders.
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    Shotgun Pete Riddle

    Hint:
    Pete owned 12 guns.
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    Add Up To 100 Riddle

    Hint:
    1+2+3+4+5+6+7+(8x9)=100
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    How Many Spaces Riddle

    Hint:
    64; the space that comes after the 64th spoke, would be the first spoke.
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    1. Why did the math book look sad? Because it had too many problems.

    2. Why did the math teacher break up with the geography teacher? They were in different planes.

    3. What kind of music do math teachers listen to? Alge-brahms.

    4. What did one math book say to the other? Don't bother me, I've got my own problems.

    5. How many mathematicians does it take to change a light bulb? None. It's left to the reader as an exercise.

    6. Why did the math teacher go to the beach? To test the waters.

    7. Why did the student bring a ladder to math class? To help with the high, exponents.

    8. Why don't math teachers tell jokes? Because they always fall flat.

    9. What did the circle say to the tangent line? Stop touching me!

    10. What do you call it when you take a calculator to a party? A math function.

    11. Why did the student eat his math homework? Because the teacher told him it was a piece of cake.

    12. What's a math teacher's favorite movie? Pi.

    13. Why was the math book sad? Because it had too many problems to solve.

    14. Why was the math book always unhappy? Because it had too many pages and no cover

    15. What does a math teacher say when chasing a thief stealing a couple of books? "Stop, you're confusing the issues!"

    16. Why do mathematicians hate the numbers 6 and 28? Because they are perfect numbers, and nothing in math is perfect.

    17. Did you hear about the math professor who's afraid of negative numbers? He'll stop at nothing to avoid them.

    18. What do you call a numbers addict? A Numeraholic.

    19. Why did the math teacher break up with her boyfriend? He was too irrational.

    20. Why was six afraid of seven? Because seven eight nine!

    21. Why was the math book unhappy? Because it had too many problems to solve.

    22. What does the number 7 like to talk about? Himself! He's always got something prime to say.

    23. Why is 6 afraid of 7? Cause seven eight nine!

    24. How do mathematicians keep warm in winter? They put their hands in their pocket and feel for the roots.

    25. What did the number 0 say to the number 8? Nice belt!

    26. What do you call a number that just can't stay in one place? A wandering numeral.

    27. What did the math book say to the student? I've got problems.

    28. Why do math teachers love geometry students? Because they always have their angles covered.

    29. What does the number 2 say after a workout? I'm two-tally awesome!

    30. Why did the math book ask for a new page? It couldn't stop calculating.

    31. What does a math teacher call a parrot? A polynomial.

    32. How can you tell if a math book is sick? It has a measuring fever.

    33. Why did the math teacher divorce the science teacher? The constant arguing over significant digits.

    34. What do you get when you cross a math teacher and a clock? Time tables.

    35. What do math teachers serve for dessert? Pi ala mode.

    36. Why did the math teacher always carry a calculator? To make multiply plans.

    37. What does the mathematician say when arriving at the airport? Square root of my destination, please!

    38. What did the math teacher say to the difficult student? You're eXcellent!

    39. Why did the mathematician retire to Hawaii? To work on his tanGent.

    40. Why did the chicken prefer to do math? Because pecking order is a strategy.

    41. What makes math so rich? All the Numbers in the bank.

    42. What did the number 9 say to 5 when asked if he was even or odd? "I'm odd."

    43. Why did the students fall asleep in math? Because it was a snooze X's exercise.

    44. What's the difference between a math teacher and a train? One calculates figures and the other figures calculations.

    45. What makes math the cutest? It's the Square Roots.

    46. Why was the geometry book sad? Because it had too many problems.

    47. What does one math book say to the other math book? I'll meet you at the Calculus.

    48. Why was the math book sad? Because it had too many logarithms.

    49. Why did the calculus student skip class? He wanted to get an INTEGRAL education.

    50. What do you call the worst kind of math student? A sine-er.
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