MATH TRIVIA
Make Math Fun With Trivia
Math doesn't need to be boring...it should be fun! There's quite a bit of math trivia (interesting facts about math) that you probably never realized. Ready for some pretty cool math facts!
NEW - Most of us know that pi is approximately 3.14. But did you know that an easy way to remember pi to 7 places after the decimal? Pi approximated to 7 places after the decimal is 3.1415926. An easy way to remember this is by counting each word's letters in "May I have a large container of coffee?"NEW Birthday Math Trivia Here's a cool math trick. Have someone think of their birthday and tell them you are going to guess it.
What does a million pennies look like? Visualizing huge numbers can be very difficult. People regularly talk about very large numbers like millions, yet it's still hard to grasp just how much a "billion" really is. "What would a billion (or a trillion) pennies look like?" Math Riddles: Why math riddles? Because for some kids, math may be boring or difficult to understand. Math riddles are great for sparking an interest in math and Kids love'em! Math and Trivia: Trivia will definitely inspire the most math resistant child to get a kick out of discovering some of the most interesting facts about math. More Cool Trivia Facts: Here some more interesting math facts you may not have known. Funny Math Jokes: Everyone enjoys a good joke from time to time, and funny math jokes are certainly no exception. .....More Math Trivia.....
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
Don't believe it? Go ahead multiply it by hand. I'll wait...Just kidding. Grab the calculator and give it a shot. Did you try it? Pretty cool huh.
Have you given someone change for a dollar lately? Did you realize there are 293 ways to make change for a dollar?
If each count were a second long, it would take about 12 days to count to a million and about 32 years to count to a billion. WOW!!!
Forty' is the only number that has all its letters in alphabetical order.
The plus and minus sign symbols we use all the time has around since 1489 AD. The equal sign we're very familiar with has been around since 1557. It was first used in England by a man named Robert Recorde.
Here's a pretty cool sum. 153 = 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17Do you notice anything interesting? All the numbers being added are in order from one all the way up to seventeen! Pretty cool math! Would you like to share your math trivia!
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