149 Funny Math Jokes for Kids, Parents & Teachers (PRINTABLE!)

At our house, math is HUGE. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard, “Mom, give me a math problem.”

Even though math is not my favorite subject, I’ve had a lot of fun providing math activities that push them just a little further than they’ve gone before.

I had a feeling these funny math jokes for kids would be a big hit with the kids (and Hubby)… I was right. 🙂

Are you a math-loving family?

Do you have a collection of jokes about math? Share them in the comments! I find the best jokes in the comments of my jokes posts.

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Jokes About Math

• Why was the math book sad? – Because it had too many problems.
• What’s the king of the pencil case? – The ruler.
• Why are circles so hot? – Because they are 360 degrees.
• What tool do you use for math? – MultiPLIERS.
• Why did the boy eat his math homework? – Because the teacher told him it was a piece of cake.
• How did the little kids like learning addition? – They thought it was a real plus.
• Why did the boy put the ruler under his pillow? – He wanted to see how long he could sleep.
• What is a math teacher’s favorite season? – SUMmer.
• What would you get if you crossed a dog and a calculator? – A friend you can count on.

What is an insects favorite subject at school? – MOTHematics.

• Why was the student doing multiplication on the floor? – He was told not to use tables.
• Which king loved fractions? – Henry the 1/8.
• What do you eat during math class? – Pumpkin PI.
• What happened to the plant in math class? – It grew square roots.
• How do you teach math to a chicken? – Show it lots of egg-samples.
• What did the math book say to the other math book? – I know I can count on you.
• Why didn’t the quarter roll down the hill with the nickel? – Because it had more cents.
• What do you call a square that’s been in an accident? – A WRECKtangle.
• Where do multiplication problems eat breakfast? – At Time’s Tables.
• Why is it sad that parallel lines have so much in common? – Because they’ll never meet.

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• Why couldn’t the angle get a loan? – Its parents wouldn’t cosine.
• Why was math class so long? – The teacher kept going off on a tangent.
• Are monsters good at math? – Not unless you Count Dracula.
• Who started the Round Table? – Sir Cumference.
• What is a math teacher’s favorite snake? – A pi-thon.
• What do you call an empty parrot cage? – A polygon. (A Polly gone).
• What do you get when you take the sun and divide its circumference by its diameter? – Pi in the sky.
• Why was the equal sign so humble? – He knew he wasn’t less than or greater than anyone else.
• Why doesn’t anybody talk to circles? – Because there’s no point!

What’s a swimmer’s favorite kind of math? – Dive-ision!

• What shape is usually waiting for you inside a Starbucks? – A line.
• Did you hear about the mathematician who’s afraid of negative numbers? – He’ll stop at nothing to avoid them.
• Why do plants hate math? – Because it gives them square roots.
• Why did the student get upset when his teacher called him average? – It was a mean thing to say!
• Did you hear that old math teachers never die? – They just lose some of their functions.

• How do you keep warm in a cold room? – You go to the corner. It’s always 90 degrees!
• What do geometry teachers have decorating their floor? – Area rugs!
• What did the bee say when it solved the problem? – “Hive got it!”
• Why is math considered to be codependent? – It relies on others to solve its problems.
• What do you call a number that can’t sit still? – A roamin’ numeral!
• What did the student say about the equation she couldn’t solve? – “This is derive-ing me crazy!”
• Have you heard the latest statistics joke? – Probably.

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• Which snakes are good at math? – Adders.
• What is the butterfly’s favorite subject in school? – Mothematics.
• What’s the best way to get a math tutor? – An add!
• Why can’t you trust a math teacher? – They’re always calculating.
• What do you call the guy who spent the summer at the beach? – A tan-gent.
• What do baby parabolas infants drink? – Quadratic formula.
• Why do mathematicians like parks? – Because of all the natural logs.
• How are a dollar and the moon alike? – They both have four quarters.
• Why wasn’t the geometry teacher at school? – Because she sprained her angle.
• Why won’t Goldilocks drink a glass of water with 8 pieces of ice in it? – It’s too cubed.
• What do you call a teapot of boiling water on top of Mount Everest? – A high-pot-in-use.

What do you call people who like tractors? – Protractors.

• What do you call the number seven and the number three who got married? – The odd couple.
• What did the witch doctor say after lifting the curse? – Hexagon.
• Did you hear about the statistician who drowned crossing a river? – It was three feet deep on average.
• Why don’t math majors throw house parties? – Because it’s dangerous to drink and derive.
• Why shouldn’t you eat too much pi? – You’ll end up with a large circumference.
• What do you get when a bunch of sheep hang out in a circle? – Shepherd’s pi.
• What did pi say in a fight with its brother? – You’re being irrational.
• What’s the best way to visualize infinity? – Using a pi chart.
• What did the mathematicians order at the restaurant on March 14th? – Chicken pot pi.
• What do mathematicians and the Air Force have in common? – They both use pi-lots.

What do you call more than one L? – Parallel.

• Why did the chicken cross the mobius strip? – To get to the same side.
• What do you get if you cross a math teacher and a clock? – Arithma-ticks!
• What do parallel lines and vegetarians have in common? – They never meat.
• What do you get when you cross geometry with McDonalds? – A plane cheeseburger.
• Why did seven eat nine? – Because you’re supposed to eat 3 squared meals a day!
• Why was the fraction worried about marrying the decimal? – Because he would have to convert.
• How do you solve any equation? – Multiply both sides by zero.
• Which tables do you not have to learn? – Dinner tables!
• Why do atheists have trouble with exponents? – They don’t believe in higher powers!

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• Why can’t a nose be 12 inches long? – Because then it would be a foot.
• Why did the girl wear glasses during math class? – It improved di-vision.
• How do mathematicians reprimand their kids? – “If I’ve told you n times, I’ve told you n+1 times!”
• What did one math book say to the other? – Don’t bother me. I’ve got my own problems!
• Why was the student confused when he went from English class to math class? – Because he was taught that a double negative in English is bad, but in math, it’s a positive.
• Why is the student turning in a blank sheet of paper? -Because all answers are imaginary numbers.
• Where do math teachers go on vacation? – To Times Square!
• Why should you worry about the math teacher holding graph paper? – She’s definitely plotting something.
• What’s the best way to serve pi? – A la mode. Anything else is mean.
• Where do mathematicians like to party? – In bar graphs.
• Why did the math professor divide sin by tan? – Just cos.

• What’s two plus two? – A math problem!
• Why was the math teacher late for class? -Because she took the rhom-bus!
• Do you know the trick for making time fly? – Throw a clock out a window!
• What did Pi say when asked to take a selfie? – I don’t think I can fit everyone in!
• How does a ghost solve a quadratic equation? – By Completing the Scare.
• Why didn’t the hyperbola feel sick? – It was asymptote-matic.
• Why do numerators and denominators disagree? – They’ve drawn a line.
• Why should you never argue with a decimal? – They always have a point.
• What did area say to perimeter while arguing? – I’m trying to talk to you, but I feel like you’re just going around my problem.
• How many feet are in a yard? – Depends on how many people are in the yard.
• What do you call a hen who counts her own eggs? – A mathema-chicken.

Algebra Jokes for Kids

Jokes about algebra for math class or homework time.

• What did 2n+1 say to 2n? – I literally can’t even.
• Why was the student afraid of the y-intercept? – She thought she’d be stung by the b.
• Why did the activist leave algebra? – She couldn’t solve inequalities.
• How does algebra improve your dancing skills? – Because you can use algo-rhythm.
• What is a bird’s favorite type of math? – Owl-gebra.
• What do you call friends who love math? – Algebros!
• Why did the Romans think algebra was so easy? – They knew X was always 10!
• Why did the mathematician spill all of his food in the oven? – The directions said, “Put it in the oven at 180°”.
• What does the little mermaid wear? – An algae-bra.
• What’s the one shape you should avoid at all costs? – A TRAP-ezoid.
• Do you know who invented algebra? – An x-pert.
• Why can’t you trust a polynomial to stay the same? – They have too many variables.

Geometry Jokes for Students

Hand these geometry jokes out to your hard-working students.

• I saw my math teacher with a piece of graph paper yesterday. – I think he must be plotting something.
• Why did the obtuse angle go to the beach? – Because it was over 90 degrees.
• What’s a math teacher’s favorite kind of tree? – Geometry.
• How does a mathematician plow fields? – With a pro-tractor.
• Why wasn’t the geometry teacher at school today? – Because she sprained her angle.
• What’s the best way to flirt with a math teacher? – Use acute angle.
• What do you call a crushed angle? A wrecked angle.
• What did the student say when the witch doctor removed his curse? “Hex-a-gon”

What do algebraic geometers study at Christmas? – Holly-nomials!

• What do mathematicians do after a snowstorm? – Make snow angles!
• There is a fine line between a numerator and a denominator … But only a fraction would understand.
• Why shouldn’t you ever argue with a 90 degree angle? – They’re always right!
• Why did the 30-60-90 triangle marry the 45-45-90 triangle? – They were right for each other.

Jokes about Triangles

Triangle jokes just right for a math test.

• Why is the obtuse triangle always upset? – Because it is never right.
• What did the triangle say to the circle? – You’re pointless.
• Why did the square and triangle go to the gym? – To stay in shape.
• What did the triangle ask the old circle? – Been aROUND long?
• Why was the triangle the MVP of the basketball team? – It always made three-pointers.
• Why did the two fours skip lunch? – They already eight!
• Which triangle is the coldest? – An ice-soseles triangle!

Funny Number Jokes

These funny number jokes will get everyone laughing.

• What did zero say to eight? – Nice belt.
• How did the student get the answer to ten minus ten? – He zeroed in on it.
• I hired a man to do 8 odd-jobs for me. – He only did jobs 1, 3, 5, and 7.
• Why didn’t the two 4’s want any dinner? Because they already ate!
• How do you make one vanish? – Add a ‘g’ to the beginning and it’s gone.
• How do you make seven even? – Take away the “s”.
• Why was ten afraid of seven? – Because seven ate nine.
• What did the calculator say to the boxer? – Punch some numbers in!
• Why should you never mention the number 288? – Because it’s “two” gross.
• What is 2n plus 2n? – I don’t know. It sounds 4n to me.
• What 10 things can you always count on? – Your fingers.
• Why did ⅕ go to the masseuse? – Because it was two-tenths!
• My girlfriend is the square root of -100. –  She’s a perfect 10, but purely imaginary.

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