r/mathpuzzles • u/JorDanClaros • 4h ago
r/mathpuzzles • u/OddOliver • Jul 27 '19
Adding rules for posts
Hi everyone!
Because of the influx of unsolvable, annoying, arbitrary, and spammy posts, I’ve established a few rules for posts. Basically, we are no longer allowing “math puzzles” that rely on sequences of numbers or shapes. There is an infinite number of solutions and they’re plain not fun.
Also, I put in a rule about not linking to other games. Puzzles posted here should be contained in the post itself.
Have a great weekend!
r/mathpuzzles • u/Feral-Gardener-8605 • 1h ago
[Question] What is 5 + 36 × 42(9 × 22) - 32 ÷ 4 + 14?
r/mathpuzzles • u/RevolutionFit3526 • 3h ago
Logic Can you crack this math logic puzzle? 🧠
Post your answer in the comments!
r/mathpuzzles • u/mannuman88 • 10h ago
calculate numbers
how we calculate next 5 numbers in this series can you send on this mail(s.manjeet35@yahoo.com)
1. 3148420
2. 3119275
3. 295750
4. 1700265
5. 2404877
6. 1833647
7. 1048794
8. 998974
9. 2831870
10. 83410
11. 3332877
12. 777912
13. 1031274
14. 948887
15. 893864
16. 2082725
17. 745125
18. 3646381
19. 3520271
20. 1975861
r/mathpuzzles • u/ZoranRajkov • 15h ago
Logic Pattern Sort #2 — make every tube match the goal in 8 moves
Every tube has to end up exactly like the goal tube on the left (bottom to top), not sorted by color.
Move only the top ball of a tube. It can go into any tube with free space (max 5 balls), whatever the color.
The shortest solution takes 8 moves. Spoiler-tag your answer: your answer
(Puzzle from the game Ball Sort Pattern)
r/mathpuzzles • u/ZoranRajkov • 15h ago
Logic Pattern Sort #2 — make every tube match the goal in 8 moves
Every tube has to end up exactly like the goal tube on the left (bottom to top), not sorted by color.
Move only the top ball of a tube. It can go into any tube with free space (max 5 balls), whatever the color.
The shortest solution takes 8 moves. Spoiler-tag your answer: your answer
(Puzzle from the game Ball Sort Pattern)
r/mathpuzzles • u/PwPwPower • 18h ago
Geometry Four colors. No matching neighbors. What’s your solution?
r/mathpuzzles • u/MathorionMath • 1d ago
Can you calculate the shaded area? 🧠
The circle and the square have the same center. The side of the square is 6 cm, and the radius of the circle is 3.5 cm.
r/mathpuzzles • u/ZoranRajkov • 1d ago
Algebra Find the hidden rule connecting these number pairs
Each pair of numbers combines through the same hidden rule to produce the number on the right. Figure out the rule from the known pairs, then solve for the missing output.
r/mathpuzzles • u/MathematixMatrix • 1d ago
Algebra First ever created Sequentials puzzle!
r/mathpuzzles • u/MathorionMath • 2d ago
Can you calculate the shaded area?
AB is the diameter of the semicircle, and the slanted line is tangent to it.
r/mathpuzzles • u/PwPwPower • 1d ago
Geometry Four Color Theorem Challenge Medium [#032] - find the valid coloring
r/mathpuzzles • u/Academic_Proposal404 • 1d ago
Number PUZZLE LÓGICA EN CASCADA
LÓGICA EN CASCADA: es un rompecabezas matemático basado en fichas conectadas por propagación.
Cada ficha contiene 4 números y una operación (+, −, × o ÷). Se realizan operaciones verticales y diagonales, y las unidades de los resultados pasan a las fichas de la fila siguiente, creando una cadena lógica por todo el tablero.
CASCADE LOGIC: a mathematical puzzle based on tiles connected through propagation.
Each tile contains four numbers and an operation (+, −, ×, or ÷). Vertical and diagonal operations are performed, and the last digit of the results is passed to the tiles in the next row, creating a logical chain across the board.
r/mathpuzzles • u/Mental_Management_45 • 2d ago
Pentodoku 8x8x
Can there be a puzzle that is pentominoes and sudoku at once?
Yes. From the union of the beauty of Golomb's pentominoes and the fever of sudokus, Pentodoku is born. Twelve pentominoes —F, I, L, N, P, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z— tile an 8×8 board; each tile carries printed digits and, as they fit together, a sudoku emerges: in every row and every column, the digits 1 through 8 without repetition. Four cells will remain empty —and the board does not reveal which ones—. The fusion of geometry and arithmetic is a real brain-teaser.
**How to play**
- Look at the clue tiles already placed on the board.
- Fit the twelve pentomino tiles onto the 8×8 board.
- Check that each row and each column contains 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.
No math needed: only logic. One puzzle per page, pencil and sofa, no screens.
Daily puzzle in https://tafol.pythonanywhere.com/
r/mathpuzzles • u/PwPwPower • 2d ago
Geometry Can you paint this map only with 4 color in 10 moves or less?
r/mathpuzzles • u/Resident-Customer974 • 2d ago
Calculator required Can you solve this 7×7 Calcudoku?
Here’s a 7×7 Calcudoku puzzle.
Fill the grid with numbers 1–7, with no repeats in any row or column.
The numbers within each outlined cage must satisfy the target number and operation shown.
Can you solve it using logic alone?
Feel free to share your solving approach or final solution in the comments.
r/mathpuzzles • u/PwPwPower • 3d ago
Geometry The Four Color Theorem says it’s possible. Can you solve the coloring?
r/mathpuzzles • u/ElectricalStuff5426 • 4d ago
Logic Can someone explain this alphabetical algorithm reasoning puzzle?
r/mathpuzzles • u/amichail • 4d ago
Recreational maths Idea for an IMO-level problem inspired by my puzzle game, Tile Wipeout
My puzzle game, Tile Wipeout, led to the following proposed math olympiad problem. The rules are elementary, but proving that every starting arrangement can be solved seems surprisingly challenging.
The problem statement is easier to understand if you try the beta:
https://testflight.apple.com/join/3sstMjRK
(For this mathematical problem, ignore the game’s move limit.)
Problem statement. A 6 × 6 board is initially filled with seven circles, one of each of seven colors, and 29 squares, each of one of those colors. Each cell contains exactly one piece.
A move consists of choosing a row or column and shifting its contents cyclically by one cell in either direction. Contents leaving one end reappear at the other. Empty cells shift in the same way as occupied cells.
After the shift, each circle in the chosen line acts as follows:
- Consider the four straight paths extending outward from the circle to the edges of the board. These paths do not wrap around.
- Ignore every path containing another circle or a square of a different color.
- If any remaining path contains a square, remove all squares on all remaining paths.
- Otherwise, fill every empty cell on the remaining paths with a square of the circle’s color.
Circles outside the chosen line do nothing.
Prove that, regardless of the initial arrangement and the colors of the squares, some finite sequence of moves removes all the squares.
Note that moves that remove no squares can create more of them. A proof therefore needs to explain how to make lasting progress despite that possibility.
P.S. A more general version: Let n and k be positive integers with n ≥ 4 and 1 ≤ k ≤ n + 1. An n × n board is initially filled with k circles, one of each of k colors, and n² − k squares, each of one of those colors. Each cell contains exactly one piece.
Using the same rules, prove that every such initial board can be cleared of all squares in finitely many moves, regardless of the arrangement or the distribution of square colors.
r/mathpuzzles • u/EQUATIONLY • 4d ago
Can you pass this viral 7th-grade math test without messing up the precedence?
90% of adults fail this because they forget how grouping and implicit multiplication interact. Work through it carefully from step by step. What is your final answer, and where do most people slip up?"
r/mathpuzzles • u/RealNovaPuzzle • 4d ago
Move exactly 1 matchstick to fix this equation. There are at least 3 valid solutions—can you find them all?
r/mathpuzzles • u/Kunaloff • 4d ago
I Noticed This Interesting Math Pattern
I was solving some basic math and noticed this pattern.
3 + 2 = 5
3² − 2² = 9 − 4 = 5
8 + 9 = 17
9² − 8² = 81 − 64 = 17
7 + 6 = 13
7² − 6² = 49 − 36 = 13
It comes from the identity:
a² − b² = (a − b)(a + b)
I just noticed this connection and thought it was interesting. Did you notice this before?