Mental Math

Play Mental Math free online. Two-step sums, percentages and squares to solve in your head.

Train your mental arithmetic with multi-step calculations, percentages and squares. No paper allowed — just you and the clock.

  • Category: Educational
  • Difficulty: medium
  • Players: 1 player
  • Typical game: about 4 minutes
  • Works on: desktop, phones and tablets

How to play Mental Math

Objective: Work out ten multi-step calculations in your head.

  1. Choose a difficulty and press Start.
  2. Questions combine operations, like 6 × 7 + 12, 25% of 80 or 14².
  3. Each question is timed; faster answers score more.
  4. Each round has 10 questions. You see the right answer after every question.

Scoring

100 points per correct answer, up to 50 more for answering quickly, and +20 per answer while on a streak of 3 or more. Getting 60% or more counts as a win.

Difficulty levels

Easy: two-step sums, 30 seconds. Normal: adds percentages and squares, 20 seconds. Hard: adds brackets and division, 12 seconds.

Tips

  • 25% is a quarter; 10% moves the decimal point.
  • Do multiplication before addition unless there are brackets.

Controls

Keyboard

  • 1–4 to pick an answer
  • Enter for the next question
  • P to pause, R to restart

Mouse

  • Click an answer

Touch

  • Tap an answer

Mental Math achievements

  • First Answer – Get your first answer right.
  • High Scorer – Score 1,200 points in one round.
  • Perfect Round – Answer every question in a round correctly.
  • On a Roll – Get 7 answers right in a row.

Frequently asked questions

Is Mental Math free to play?

Yes. Mental Math is completely free on GamesPlayLand, with no download, no sign-up and no purchases.

How do you play Mental Math?

Work out ten multi-step calculations in your head. Choose a difficulty and press Start. Questions combine operations, like 6 × 7 + 12, 25% of 80 or 14².

Can I play Mental Math on my phone?

Yes. Mental Math works in mobile browsers on phones and tablets. Tap an answer.

Does Mental Math save my high score?

Yes. Your personal best, statistics and achievements for Mental Math are saved in your browser automatically.

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