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 ...

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 ...

There are probably a lot of things you learned in school that you don’t even remember, but the “order of operations”—also known as PEMDAS—is likely to be one that stuck with you; you’ll mess up even ...

A graphic artist is testing everyone’s knowledge of algebra and spot-the-difference skills with a pictograph math problem that assigns numbers to different fruits. Gergely Dudás, of Hungary Budapest, ...

PEMDAS has plagued many in elementary school math classes, but how many Americans remember how to use the acronym to solve problems? A simple sixth-grade math equation went viral on X for stumping ...

A seemingly straightforward math problem has sparked a debate online, leaving social media users scratching their heads. The equation that would typically be given to a fifth grader has gone viral ...