Math Riddles

These Math Riddles are based on math concepts and can be solved with a bit of math and logic. These fun riddles can surely give you a tough time.

300 Foot Train

A 300 foot train is travelling at 300 foot per minute and must travel through a 300 foot long tunnel.

How long will it take the train to travel through the tunnel?

Answer

The train will take 2 minutes to travel through the tunnel.

The front of the train will take 1 minute to travel through the tunnel. The back of the train would have just entered the tunnel after 1 minute and it would take another 1 minute for the back of the train to travel through the tunnel.

72927 Miles

A car’s odometer shows 72927 miles, a palindromic number (a number that reads the same forward or reversed). What are the minimum miles you would need to travel to form another?

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