A simple-looking math equation is spinning heads - leaving internet users torn over the right answer. An X user @BholanathDutta posted the elementary grade math sum this week, telling people to solve ...

Simple math equations grow harder when we're out of practice. As time goes on we forget the elementary rules of math and compound problems become more and more challenging. That's why a simple math ...

In grade school, you were probably constantly drilled on mathematics. Whether it be multiplication tables, simple addition, or complicated division, it was taught over and over again that quick math ...

Math equations used to be a daily chore for many elementary schoolers. But entering adulthood means those less mathematically inclined often never have to think about them ever again. And it appears ...

It began early this week when a Twitter user named Em tweeted the equation 8 ÷ 2(2 + 2) = ?. Many calculated the problem and came up with an answer of 16. But others did the math just as confidently ...

The confusion (likely intentional) boiled down to a discrepancy between the math rules used in grade school and in high school. By Steven Strogatz Recently I wrote about a math equation that had ...