Age is an important predictor of Americans' feelings toward math, the survey revealed. About half as many younger U.S. adults ...

Others could have calculated: 4 - 4 = 0, then 0 ÷ 4 = 0, then 0 x 2 = 0, giving them an incorrect final answer. This type of math puzzle regularly goes viral on social media platforms.

“The answer would be 42.5, though, if done at an age appropriate grade." [h/t: Pop Sugar] A version of this story originally ran in 2018; it has been updated for 2022.

This fifth-grade math question confused a teacher, a family, and half of Reddit “My guess is the teacher was embarrassed about being wrong…” Anna Good Posted on May 17 2025 8:00 pm CDT ...

Evergreen Middle School math teacher Alex Krabiel walks her class through a math problem before they try to solve it, then divide into pairs and groups of three to discuss their solution.

The Guam Department of Education sat down with the Federal Emergency Management Agency Thursday, but GDOE has yet to announce what decision, if any, has been made about the funding ...

DeepMind also evaluated AlphaEvolve on practical problems, like boosting the efficiency of Google’s data centers, and speeding up model training runs.

Students in grades three through eight, on average, performed 40% of grade level behind in math and three-quarters in reading since 2019 and before COVID. The state was among the bottom 10 states ...

Simple looking 5th grade math problem leaves the internet defeated - are you smart enough to solve it? By NOA HALFF FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 13:32 EDT, 4 May 2025 | Updated: 13:35 EDT, 4 May 2025 ...

Study shows addressing working memory can help students with math difficulty improve word problem-solving skills Working memory shown to have key role; interventions helped students boost key ...

Mathematicians Crack 125-Year-Old Problem, Unite Three Physics Theories A breakthrough in Hilbert’s sixth problem is a major step in grounding physics in math By Jack Murtagh edited by Jeanna Bryner ...

A dad in Virginia ended up turning to social media for help after becoming confused by a first-grade math problem. Math seems to be a problem for many young Americans. In 2022, the Programme for ...