The latest viral math problem involves a playful illustration of ice cream cones. It was created by artist Gergely Dudás, who is known for his tricky hidden object puzzles. The brainteaser consists of ...

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 ...

I’ve been out of school for decades, and I don’t spend my days solving equations (I’m more of a word person). Still, I like to think I have a solid grip on basic math: I can usually gauge whether a ...

Novelist Celeste Ng has shared a head-scratching system of equations that her 9-year-old son apparently made up over dinner: She’s right-using simultaneous equations does get really complicated, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Math shouldn’t be harder than finding the last matching sock in your laundry. These clever shortcuts convert head-scratching ...

A dad in Texas turned to social media for help after becoming increasingly confused by a third-grade math problem set for his child as homework. Marty posted a screenshot of the problem to Reddit ...

We know the struggle with mathematics—for both teachers and students—all too well. Students’ math scores, as per the “Nation’s Report Card,” have plunged to record lows. Misconceptions in early grades ...