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(ABC News)--Police across the country are used to solving puzzles, but one Ohio police department recently got a plea for help from a local girl seeking to solve a puzzle of a more mathematical bent.

Can you solve it in under 30 seconds? The equation, shared by @BholanathDutta on X, is 75+25÷5x5. Ready for your timed test? But first, here's a hint: Ever heard of PEMDAS? The age-old acronym guides ...

A back-to-basics brain teaser is dividing the internet. BholanathDutta shared the sum 100 + 100 × 4 = ? on X, formerly Twitter, sparking debate among users. At first glance, many people speed to the ...

For about a decade now, mathematicians and mathematics educators have been weighing in on a particular debate rooted in school mathematics that shows no signs of abating. If you’re like most, your ...

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 ...

For about a decade now, mathematicians and mathematics educators have been weighing in on a particular debate rooted in school mathematics that shows no signs of abating. If you’re like most, your ...

Local police went above and beyond, though there was a slight glitch. — -- Police across the country are used to solving puzzles, but one Ohio police department recently got a plea for help from ...