Holidays bring celebration, rest and, for many families, long stretches of indoor time. For some, this means tabletop games ...

This holiday-themed brainteaser looks simple, but it's quietly tripping up adults everywhere. A math teacher walks us through solving it.

Golden Rectangle ruthlessly mined just to form a cone. The post Math Puzzle for December 19, 2025 appeared first on Alameda Post.

Here, count with me: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, T, 11, 12 … Oh, what’s that? You write ten with “zero”? Fair enough. Zero, we have been told, is the ...

Betsy Ross and George Washington debate the number of points for stars on the flag, Betsy wins. The post Math Puzzle for November 28, 2025 appeared first on Alameda Post.

A math puzzle is a type of brain teaser that tests the reader's critical thinking and problem-solving skills by challenging them to solve a problem. These challenges have the potential to boost ...

The following is adapted from the introduction to “The Riddler: Fantastic Puzzles from FiveThirtyEight,” published by W. W. Norton & Co. It is in stores today! The world’s oldest collection of math ...