Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We like to think that we're pretty good at math, especially after years of schooling. But every once in a while, a simple ...

For all of the recent strides we’ve made in the math world—like a supercomputer finally solving the Sum of Three Cubes problem that puzzled mathematicians for 65 years—we’re forever crunching ...

Oh, no, math wants us to solve it's problems again... The equation is even stumping mathematicians, with some people adamant about the answer being 1 while others swear it's 16. And this equals 4. Now ...

A seemingly simple math problem that produced markedly different answers on a calculator and a phone has left the internet stumped and sparked comparison with several notable viral debates. The ...

Senate Bill 1067, which requires screening early elementary grade students for math difficulties, can significantly improve ...

On a breezy July morning in South Seattle, a dozen elementary-aged students ran math relays behind an elementary school. One by one, they raced to a table, where they scribbled answers to ...

A troubling math problem that led to a "heated conversation" among one fifth-grader's family has sparked similar debate on social media. Math differs from other subjects in that the answers students ...

Everyone agreed on the first step: Solve inside the parentheses, for 2+2=4. But after that, people split down two paths. Some multiplied first, while others divided, leading to different answers—1 and ...