Applying basic algebra skills and a healthy dose of logic, some University of Wyoming students recently took a crack at solving some challenging math problems. Twenty-eight UW students participated in ...

In a new video, mathematician Presh Talwalker of the YouTube channel Mind Your Decisions poses a particularly tough math problem. You love challenging math problems. So do we. Let's solve them ...

It’s deliciously reliable, like cherry pie: Divide the circumference of any circle in the universe by its diameter, and you will always get the same number, pi, aka the Greek letter π. In fact, NASA ...

Artificial intelligence systems have made breakthrough after breakthrough mastering chess, in which games typically last about 40 moves. Now, to help solve the world’s toughest math problems, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We like to think that we're pretty good at math, especially after years of schooling. But every once in a while, a simple ...

Every few months, the Internet eats itself over some kind of viral riddle or illusion, each more infuriating than the last. And so, like clockwork, this maddening math problem has gone viral, ...

Challenging math problems have a unique way of testing not just knowledge, but logic, creativity, and attention to detail. This particular problem, which has stumped the majority of solvers, ...

NORWALK — As Apostoli Mano marched toward the front of his school’s library, he smiled ear to ear, waving to his mother who took pictures and proudly cheered him on. The fourth-grader was one of 55 ...

TAMPA, Fla. — It's less than a month now before kids go back to school, but there's still a few weeks of summer fun left to enjoy. There are some sneaky ways to get your kids to sharpen their math ...

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