This holiday-themed brainteaser looks simple, but it's quietly tripping up adults everywhere. A math teacher walks us through ...

Every mathematician has a story that goes something like this. You’re at a party, and someone asks what you do for a living. “I’m a mathematician,” you say. “You must be a genius!” they reply. Or ...

A deceivingly simple math question given to US students has left parents scratching their heads. Texas mom Tiesha Sanders shared a photo of a page of her child’s year one math homework with the ...

It’s surprisingly difficult to prove one of the most basic properties of a number: whether it can be written as a fraction. A broad new method can help settle this ancient question. In June 1978, the ...

An elementary school math question has left not only students but also a seasoned teacher—and much of the internet—scratching their heads. Bobby Seagull, @bobby_seagull, shared the puzzle his friend's ...

It doesn't matter how gifted you are at math, this children's homework question is bound to leave you baffled, just like the millions of puzzled internet users who can't comprehend it. In a now viral ...