I’ll be the first to admit that math isn’t my strongest subject. I’d even go as far as saying I’m pretty much innumerate (illiterate but for numbers – not a real word but go with it.) With that being ...

As thousands of Year 11 students across the UK tackle their mock exams, one thing has teachers and parents equally stumped: the rise of the so-called “impossible” GCSE maths question. Lindsey Wright, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In 1993, Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős—one of the most prolific mathematicians of the 20th ...

Last week my daughter had the following math question in her exam: “One portion of chips and a burger cost €8.31. Two portions of chips and a drink cost €6.45. One drink and a burger cost €7.71. How ...

A leading educator has weighed in on the debate surrounding a seemingly impossible math problem allegedly set as homework for a 5th grader in the U.S. The math question first came to light after a ...