Looking for a way to make Maths more fun? Laugh and learn at the same time with this number-crunching humour.
What should you do with two lines side-by-side? Treat them as equals
Why did 4 bully 3 and 5? It was mean
What did the formula wear to cover its privates? An algeBRA
Why did 12 carefully consider 3 and 6? They were both important factors
How do you measure how far an insect crawls on you? In feet and itches
What did the baker say to the butcher when he was one short? Dozen matter
I might be able to find my broken abacus… but I wouldn’t count on it.
How does 2 feel about 1 and 3? Average
Why did the old man stop reading decimal numbers? He couldn’t see the point
What do you call 3 apes, 7 monkeys and 11 orangutans? Primate numbers

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Looking for a way to make Maths more fun? Laugh and learn at the same time with this number-crunching humour.

Click on the joke to reveal the answer.
What should you do with two lines side-by-side? Treat them as equals
Why did 4 bully 3 and 5? It was mean
What did the formula wear to cover its privates? An algeBRA
Why did 12 carefully consider 3 and 6? They were both important factors
How do you measure how far an insect crawls on you? In feet and itches
What did the baker say to the butcher when he was one short? Dozen matter
I might be able to find my broken abacus… but I wouldn’t count on it.
How does 2 feel about 1 and 3? Average
Why did the old man stop reading decimal numbers? He couldn’t see the point
What do you call 3 apes, 7 monkeys and 11 orangutans? Primate numbers
When things don’t add up, Tom E. Moffatt just gets on with his books and jokes.