July 1 is International Joke Day! So here are a few quick mathy jokes for you.
Lace up: What’s the best thing about Switzerland? I don’t know, but the flag is a big plus.A Mexican magician says he’ll disappear on the count of 3. Uno, dos – POOF! He disappears without a trace.Parallel lines have so much in common – it’s a shame they’ll never meet.My friend is always cold, so I told her to sit in the corner. It’s always 90 degrees there.I know only 25 letters of the alphabet and I don’t know Y.…with that, let’s do some math! If the magician counted to 6 instead of 3, what extra numbers would the magician need to say? Say them in English or Spanish!
Jog: Plus signs tell you to add 2 numbers together. What is 4 + 5?
Sprint: If the alphabet has 25 letters plus the letter Y, how many letters does it have?
Hurdle: Find 2 parallel lines in the room – or more than 2!
High Jump: If you swing a door halfway from closed to 90 degrees open, how many degrees have you opened the door?
Answers:
Lace up: Four, five, six – or quatro, cinco, seis in Spanish.
Jog: 9.
Sprint: 26 letters.
Hurdle: Parallel lines might be opposite edges of a rectangular picture frame, mirror, or table; lines on notebook paper; or stripes on a shirt!
High Jump: 45 degrees.
