Brain Test Math Trick Puzzles
Math-trick puzzles make you look past the obvious arithmetic and find the real numbers hidden in the scene or the wording.
What are Math Trick puzzles?
A math-trick puzzle looks like a simple sum or count, but the numbers you need are not the ones printed on screen.
In Brain Test, the trick is usually that some numbers are hidden, written as words, or meant to be read differently than they appear.
How to recognize them
- The math looks too straightforward for the difficulty the scene suggests.
- Numbers are hidden under objects, written as words, or tucked into the question.
- Counting the visible items alone gives an answer that feels wrong or too neat.
Common tricks
- Hidden items change the total, so the visible count is never the answer.
- Numbers written as words (like "nine") are easy to miss while you count pictures.
- The trick number is in the question text or the answer options, not in the drawing.
Popular levels
All Math Trick levels
Real levels from the Brain Test series in this category.
Level 15 4 + 5 x 5 - 2 = ?
Level 16 Tap them in order
Level 17 What is the hidden number?
Level 30 Spot the differences.
Level 31 How many holes are there in the shirt?
Level 32 2 + 3 = 6 5 + 6 = 30 2 + 1 = 2 3 + 8 = ?
Level 37 None (Visual puzzle)
Level 39 Reach to the finish before time runs out.
Level 42 Get the biggest number possible.
Level 53 We need 9 apples.
Level 56 How many eggs are there?
Level 61 How can this be correct?!
Level 67 Click them from low to high.
Level 70 How can this equation work?
Level 72 How many squares are there?
Level 76 How many rectangles are there?
About Math Trick puzzles — Frequently Asked Questions
What are Math Trick puzzles in Brain Test?
A Math Trick puzzle is one where the answer hides in an unexpected action or an easy-to-miss detail. They appear across the Brain Test series and reward noticing the right detail or doing the unexpected action.
How many Math Trick levels are there?
The Brain Test series includes Math Trick puzzles in several of its games. We list every level we have solved in this category so far, and we keep adding more.
Where can I play Math Trick puzzles?
You can play them in the Brain Test games on iOS, Android and online in your browser. Use our walkthroughs when you get stuck.