We solve an equation by working out the value for one letter. To solve an equation we use the inverse operations to undo the equation. This video shows a visual method for solving a word problem. The ...

In a boon to algebra students everywhere, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University has devised a simpler and more efficient way to solve problems involving the quadratic equation. The new method was ...

An operation is a mathematical process. Common examples are addition (+), subtraction (-), multiplication (x) or division (÷). An inverse operation is the opposite of the operation used in the ...

We can’t tell our South African Grade 12 maths story without mentioning maths literacy. Does it make sense for learners who could obtain a quality pass in mathematics not to take it, and rather go for ...

Back in the year 2000, the Clay Mathematics Institute announced the “Millennium Prize problems”, which is basically a group of the most important maths problems that still remain unsolved. The ...

School in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. In 2013, the citizen movement Equal Education organized mediatized school visits as part of a campaign to improve school infrastructure. The latest ...

A mum has been left baffled by a very 'obscure' question on her six-year-old's maths homework. The confused parent dubbed herself the 'worst homework helper ever' after she could not solve her child's ...

How to enter mathematical equations into a Microsoft Word document Your email has been sent Word seems like an odd choice to use with mathematical equations, but the reality is Microsoft Word is a ...

Every now and again a maths problem will be posted to Twitter that sets the replies alight and divides users. A recent tweet posted by Twitter user and reality star Amir Osborn has done just that. The ...