Who says math has to be all numbers and no fun? These math jokes are here to prove that equations and giggles go hand in hand! Whether you’re counting apples in first grade or learning fractions in sixth, these silly jokes will add a little humor to your homework time. Share them with your friends, teachers, or even your calculator—just be ready for some groans and giggles with these 55 jokes.
1. Why was the equal sign so humble?
Answer: Because it knew it wasn’t less than or greater than anyone else!
2. Why did the two 4s skip lunch?
Answer: Because they already 8!
3. What’s a math teacher’s favorite place in NYC?
Answer: Times Square!
4. Why was six afraid of seven?
Answer: Because 7 8 9!
5. Why did the student do multiplication problems on the floor?
Answer: The teacher told him not to use tables!
6. What did the triangle say to the circle?
Answer: “You’re pointless!”
7. Why didn’t the student do well in geometry?
Answer: Because he thought a rhombus was a type of dinosaur!
8. What’s a math teacher’s favorite dessert?
Answer: Pi!
9. Why did the fraction break up with the decimal?
Answer: Because it couldn’t deal with its point!
10. Why did the math book go to therapy?
Answer: It had too many problems.
11. What did zero say to eight?
Answer: “Nice belt!”
12. Why did the calculator get promoted?
Answer: It knew how to multiply its value!
13. How do you stay warm in a cold math class?
Answer: You sit next to the radiator (it gives off heat!).
14. What tool do you use in math to eat cake?
Answer: A slice!
15. What do you call friends who love math?
Answer: Alge-bros!
16. What did one math book say to the other?
Answer: “Don’t bother me—I’ve got my own problems!”
17. What’s the best way to flirt with a math teacher?
Answer: Use pick-up lines!
18. Why didn’t the angle go to the party?
Answer: Because it was too obtuse!
19. Why was the obtuse angle always so frustrated?
Answer: Because it was never right!
20. How do you make seven even?
Answer: Take away the “s”!
21. What’s a math teacher’s favorite kind of tree?
Answer: Geometry!
22. Why do plants hate math?
Answer: Because it gives them square roots!
23. What do you call a number that can’t keep still?
Answer: A roamin’ numeral!
24. Why was the student so good at long division?
Answer: Because she always knew where to draw the line!
25. What kind of math do birds like?
Answer: Owlgebra!
26. What do you call an empty parrot cage?
Answer: A polygon!
27. What do you call a number that likes to party?
Answer: A prime number!
28. Why didn’t the circle do well on the test?
Answer: Because it didn’t have a point!
29. What did the number 0 say to number 1?
Answer: “I feel nothing!”
30. Why did the student wear glasses during math class?
Answer: To improve division!
31. What did the student say after he couldn’t solve a subtraction problem?
Answer: “I just can’t take it anymore!”
32. What do you get when you cross geometry with McDonald’s?
Answer: A plane cheeseburger!
33. Why did the decimal win an award?
Answer: Because it had a point!
34. What’s the most dangerous shape?
Answer: A trap-ezoid!
35. Why did the math teacher assign extra homework?
Answer: Because she wanted to multiply the fun!
36. Why didn’t the student trust numbers?
Answer: Because they were always plotting something!
37. What kind of math do fishermen do?
Answer: Net math!
38. What did the algebra book say at the party?
Answer: “Don’t worry—I’ll solve for X!”
39. Why was the math quiz so hard?
Answer: It had too many variables!
40. What do you call a snake who’s great at math?
Answer: An adder!
41. What does a mathematician do at the beach?
Answer: Tangent!
42. Why do math teachers love parks?
Answer: Because of all the natural logs!
43. What’s the best tool to do math with?
Answer: Multi-pliers!
44. What’s a math student’s favorite type of music?
Answer: Algo-rhythm!
45. What’s a vampire’s favorite math subject?
Answer: Count-ing!
46. Why did the boy fail art class but pass math?
Answer: Because he could draw a line, but not a still life!
47. Why did the number line go to therapy?
Answer: It had trouble with boundaries!
48. Why was the math teacher such a great musician?
Answer: Because she had perfect pitch and could count time!
49. What do you call an equation you can’t solve?
Answer: A mystery operation!
50. What did the student say after solving a hard problem?
Answer: “Sum-body stop me!”
51. Why are calculators so good at their job?
Answer: Because they always function well!
52. What’s a cow’s favorite math class?
Answer: Moo-tiplication!
53. Why did the pencil fail its math test?
Answer: It couldn’t draw a straight line!
54. Why couldn’t the student do their math homework on the computer?
Answer: They lost their log-in!
55. What do you call a math teacher who’s a detective?
Answer: Sherlock Ohms!
Math + Laughs = The Perfect Equation
Math might be full of numbers, but it’s also full of fun—especially when you add a little humor! These kid-friendly math jokes are a great way to break the ice, lighten the mood before a test, or just get your students smiling. Whether you post a “joke of the day” on the board or share them at the dinner table, one thing’s for sure: math has never been this funny!
