We are not computers. We are not machines. We do not think procedurally.
We throw around the term “combination” loosely, and usually in the wrong way. We say things like, “Hey, what’s your locker combination?” but what we really ought to be sayings is “Hey, what’s your locker…
Exponents seem pretty straightforward, right? Raise a number to the power of 1 means you have one of…
A lot of you have been asking about WHY this viral math problem is marked incorrect. And that’s a great question! It seems a little absurd, doesn’t it?
A truth table is a handy little logical device that shows up not only in mathematics but…
Mathematicians love fractions while the rest of the world hates them. I’m not sure what kind of traumatic events y’all went through in your childhood, but I’m sorry they were so…
Today’s problem goes out to a special new member of the family. Welcome to the world my niece, Edison Grace Berry! My…
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The solution to this problem requires nothing more than a bit of cleverness and some very, very strategic counting.
100 prisoners are sentenced to life in prison in…
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