In a world where social media thrives on polarizing debates, one would hardly expect a math problem to spark such a heated conversation. But one equation did just that. In 2019, a seemingly simple ...

Among the many internet trends people tend to gravitate towards, difficult, nonsensical, or ridiculous math problems receive a load of attention. But sometimes, things aren't what they appear to be.

It began early this week when a Twitter user named Em tweeted the equation 8 ÷ 2(2 + 2) = ?. Many calculated the problem and came up with an answer of 16. But others did the math just as confidently ...

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As someone who hasn't calculated anything more difficult than a restaurant tip in years, may I say that I can't believe we've made math trend on Twitter. You're all really gonna make me pull out my ...

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If only there were a time machine to bring us back to third grade when our biggest worries consisted of who to play with on the playground and if the cafeteria was serving pizza for lunch. But as ...

Now, I taught junior high school math for three years, so when I saw this simple equation, I knew I could solve it quickly and I did just that. Before you see my answer, go ahead and solve it for ...

A dog with amazing "math" skills is wowing users on TikTok. In a clip shared to TikTok on January 31 by @lunatheminicockapoo, Luna can be seen sitting in the car with her owner. He asks the Cockapoo: ...

A problem in a child's workbook has gone viral after the bewildered parents shared it to Reddit and asked the internet for ...