Math Jokes

As a math teacher, I love incorporating math jokes into my classroom. Recently, I’ve been doing this by posting a Math Joke of the Week. I decided to take all of my weekly math jokes and create a dedicated math joke page here on my blog.

I will be adding math jokes to it as I run across them. Feel free to send me your favorites!

Algebra Jokes

• What do you call friends who love math? Algebros
• What is a bird’s favorite type of math? Owl-gebra

Geometry Jokes

• What did the triangle say to the circle? You’re pointless!
• Why did the obtuse angle go to the beach? It was over 90 degrees.
• Which triangles are the coldest? Ice-sosceles Triangles
• What do you call people who like tractors? Pro-tractors
• What do you call an angle that is adorable? Acute angle
• What is a math teacher’s favorite tree? Geometry
• Why is the obtuse triangle always upset? It is never right.
• What do you call a dead parrot? Polygon
• What do you call more than one L? Parallel
• Why was the mathematician late for work? He took the rhombus.
• What is the best way to pass a geometry test? Know all the angles.
• What do geometry teachers have on their floors? Area rugs

Number Jokes

• What did the zero say to the eight? Nice belt!
• Why did the two 4’s skip lunch? They already 8!
• What do you call a number that can’t keep still? A Roamin’ Numeral
• Why didn’t the Romans find algebra very challenging? X was always ten.
• Why do plants hate math? It gives them square roots.
• How do you make one vanish? Add a “g” to the beginning.
• Why should you never argue with a decimal? They always have a point.
• How can you make seven even? Remove the “s”
• Why do teenagers travel in groups of three? Because they can’t even.
• What number can only go up? Your age.
• Why was 6 afraid of 7? Because 7 8 9.
• What number has its own day? Two’s day
• Why is it dangerous to do math in the jungle? Because if you add 4 and 4, you get 8.
• Why couldn’t the seven and the ten get married? They were under eighteen.
• Do you know what’s odd? Every other number.
• What did 2, 3, 5, and 7 have for dinner? Prime Rib.

Halloween Math Jokes

• What do you get if you divide the circumference of a jack-o-lantern by its diameter? Pumpkin Pi
• How does a child ghost count? One, Boo, Three

Logarithm Jokes

• Why do mathematicians like parks? Because of all the natural logs.
• What do organic mathematicians throw into their fireplaces? Natural logs.

Quadratics Jokes

• How does a ghost solve a quadratic equation? By Completing the Scare
• What do baby parabolas drink? Quadratic formula

Trigonometry Jokes

• Why couldn’t the angle get a loan? His parents wouldn’t cosine.
• What do you call a gentleman who spent all the summer at the beach? A tangent.
• Why didn’t sin and tan go to the party? Just cos.
• How do deaf mathematicians communicate? Sine language

Metric System Jokes

• What do Martians who use the metric system say? “Take me to your liter.”
• Why was the inchworm angry? He had to convert to the metric system.
• What do you call a metric cookie? A gram cracker.

Math Teacher Jokes

• What state has the most math teachers? Math-achusetts
• Why do cheapskates make good math teachers? Because they make every penny count.
• What does a hungry math teacher like to eat? A square meal
• What is an algebra teacher’s favorite sandwich? Slope-y Joe

Miscellaneous Math Jokes

• What did Al Gore play on his guitar? An algorithm
• Why was the math book sad? It had a lot of problems.
• Where do mathematicians go on vacation? Times Square
• What is a mathematician’s favorite season? Sum-mer
• What kind of skates does a calculator wear? Figure skates.
• What adds, subtracts, multiplies, and bumps into light bulbs? A mothematician
• How many feet does it take to measure a backyard? 3- because three feet equals one yard.
• What tools do you use for math? MultiPLIERS

Have another favorite math joke? Leave it in the comments!