This is a really interesting math problem on our list of easiest math problems that look hard. The question goes like this: “I saw a shirt for $97, I borrowed $50 from dad and $50 from mom. I bought ...

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Colleen Lee is at summer camp. But the 16-year-old isn't making lanyard key chains or tie-dyed T-shirts, or paddling a canoe. Instead, she's working with algebraic inequalities, applying x2>=0, ...

Math and fun -- two words you probably wouldn’t put together in most cases, but now one group of students in the Valley is working to change that one puzzle at a time. “I get an adrenaline rush ...

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — In a world where children spend more time than ever on devices like iPads and laptops, Ector County ISD is transforming that screen time into valuable learning with a new math ...

When you think of having fun, math may not be the first thing that comes to mind. But there are some math problems that people just can’t seem to get enough of. In the 1980s, 90 percent of people who ...

FIRST OF TWO PARTS — Most people don’t associate math with fun. Video games, on the other hand — whether Angry Birds, World of Warcraft or good old Pac-Man — send the fun meter berserk. U.S. video ...