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 many parents, the biggest challenge they face helping their child with high school math is that the material is too difficult for them to easily help out. Familiarize yourself with the range of ...

Want to help your ninth-grader master math? Here are some of the skills your child will be learning in the classroom. For high school students, math skills and understandings are organized not by ...

Mathematicians, are you ready? This second-grade math problem is a doozy—and it seems like no one can figure it out. (By the way, if you can solve this math puzzle, you’re probably a genius.) Angie ...

Many students who lacked hands-on, in-person teachings due to the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdowns and school closures are now struggling with basic math at the college level, according ...

Word problems are often described as “math stories” and can put complex mathematical operations into a more approachable form for students. But students often struggle when they see a combination of ...

In most math classes in Pocahontas County, W.Va., students aren’t taking notes from the board. They’re not listening to a teacher lecture. Instead, small groups in middle and high school classrooms ...

Every now and again, homework takes social media by storm. Sometimes it’s a young child’s vexing assignment, or a classic brain teaser. But the problem above that’s stirred such debate is really just ...

It's a math puzzle designed for third graders, but many adults are having trouble solving it. The puzzle looks something like Scrabble, with a series of boxes that snake up, down and across a page.

What seemed like a regular grade school math problem had people totally stumped on social media. The equation 9 x 3 - 9 shared by @BholanathDutta on X left social media users completely mystified. So, ...

Here's how you can help your ninth-grader master math outside of the classroom. For many parents, the biggest challenge they face helping their child with high school math is that the material is too ...