‘Dear Maths, please learn to solve your own problems’: 27 Math Memes to Sum Some Joy to Your Day (October 29, 20206)

Melissa Knudson • Writer

Oct 29, 2026 1:15 PM EDT

It's time to confess my secret relationship with math…it has been going on for years.

Can we rekindle our quadratic relationship? As long as you leave all those problems at the door, Math.

I've been giving math a hard time. Making fun of it and constantly using its very serious nature to make unmatched hilarious memes. Admittedly, these memes are pure and iconic comedy. But here's the thing: I have a secret about math that must come to light. You might not know this about me because why would you? You're an internet stranger, but I was once on a mathlete's team at school. Which basically means I was an undiscovered genius. Someone was probably ready to make a film about my advanced mathematical skills. Okay, yes, arguably I was like 8 years old, and yes, at that point the only formulas I had to solve were additions and subtractions. That said, I won a lot of competitions back in the day. I want to take this opportunity to thank my fingers for counting faster than the other kid's ones.

Sadly, as I grew older, math did too, and it got a lot smarter than me. Or should I say, we broke it up, but it was a mutual thing. Okay, math broke up with me once I couldn't get past the idea of calculating hypothetical formulas, in which each number was a different size, may I add, to solve non-existent problems. However, like every first love ever, math still holds a special place in my numerical heart. In that way, this meme collection is sort of like a love letter to our iconic and very problematic relationship. I mean it, math expected me to solve all its problems and never had clear solutions.

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$Please don't ever bring math around me. I've moved on, I've healed, and it's not a part of my 8 life anymore.$

via daveyboyyyyyy
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via sarcasm
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via @m3aruf
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via @eifisica
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via imgur
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via math_memes_for_math_teens
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via @FENTYSUH / @Kriptidbackup
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via pmteducation
Do I want us to get back together? Not really. I hold dearly the time we had, but I am also very glad I no longer have to do integrals. My friend, the calculator, is perhaps the only one that understands my quadratic struggle. No ex-boyfriend made me cry as much as my math finals. On the other hand, I do miss the version of me who actually believed that derivatives were child’s play. That version of me was a math genius. Now, I don’t even remember what derivatives exist for. As I said, math and I have distanced ourselves.
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via @thepunbible
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via @calculuscious
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via actualmemes
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via memedroid_fun
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via daveyboyyyyyy
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via 9gag
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via @flygeriangirl_
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via menace3k
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via beanexplains
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via the.potential.dropout
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via @nglyyawn
I think our relationship had a turning point when equations started to have more letters than the short stories I wrote for English class. That’s when I really had to take a break and think to myself: Why on earth would a guy named John need to urgently calculate the area remaining between the intersection of a circle and a triangle in order to be able to fit his next flat TV screen properly? Just use a measuring tape, my friend. Also, Jessica, are you alright? Why do you continue to buy so many watermelons after all this time? Either they’re chemically engineered to last forever, or you’ve got a weird watermelon smuggling business under the table that’s been functioning for years. In either case, chill, Jessica.
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via kontentkreators04
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via welp.0000
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via johnny.explains
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via @OfficialMaggieL
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via @artmemescentral
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via pmteducation
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via calculuscious
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via @frozen_historian
We truly couldn’t find a way to communicate with each other; even my English knowledge struggled to understand what on earth I was supposed to solve after finding X. It's been a couple of years since we last spoke, but like every good toxic relationship, I still think about it a lot more than I should. In any case, I still love you, Math, but I am glad that we are keeping some distance. If we ever decide to give it another try, please be sure to start showing up with solutions instead of problems. I really believe we could be happy together, as long as you don’t involve any irrationality in this love equation.