Most days, we are all faced with problems in real life that ... surrounded by maths from the minute you walk in. To begin with, you need to know what quantity of each items you will buy.

While studying for a difficult math test, or enrolling in a required math class, you’ve probably thought to yourself, “When will I ever need this in real life?” (Go ahead, admit it.) ...

Have you ever asked a teacher, "When will I ever use this math equation in real-life?" A sheriff's investigator said he has ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Katie Steckles’s article about “Pythagoras in the wild” reminds me of an interesting experience of encountering maths when buying cake tins. I got two “catering-sized” square ones from a ...

“Will I use this math in “real” life?” This is a question that math teachers and parents alike hear annually from students who seem to have that strange disconnect to the many ways in ...

It is expected that pupils, from 14 year-olds to those in sixth-forms and further education colleges, could use a new platform to assess and improve on their real-life mathematics skills.

Teenagers will learn how to calculate a mortgage, run a business and play the stock markets under plans for a new sixth-form qualification in “real life” maths, it has been announced.