Last week a seemingly simple math problem caused deep division among DailyMail.com readers, igniting an argument so furious that it resembled an angry political debate. A British mathematician and TV ...

Everyone agreed on the first step: Solve inside the parentheses, for 2+2=4. But after that, people split down two paths. Some multiplied first, while others divided, leading to different answers—1 and ...

Join Ms. Askew for a subtraction number talk with Springling! Get ready to learn how you can quickly multiply and divide by relating multiplication and division. Math Mights is available to stream on ...

A key part—though surely not the only part—of early-grades math is ensuring students get the basic arithmetic functions down and, beyond that, making sure they’re able to swiftly and automatically ...

•3.1(A) - apply mathematics to problems arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace; •3.4(E) - represent multiplication facts by using a variety of approaches such as repeated addition, equal ...

Do you stare at a math word problem and feel completely stuck? You're not alone. These problems mix reading comprehension ...

A new proof about prime numbers illuminates the subtle relationship between addition and multiplication — and raises hopes for progress on the famous abc conjecture. One morning last November, the ...