An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The latest math problem to go viral and stump the internet involves a playful illustration of ice cream cones. Artist Gergely Dudás, who is known ...

I’ve been out of school for decades, and I don’t spend my days solving equations (I’m more of a word person). Still, I like to think I have a solid grip on basic math: I can usually gauge whether a ...

A system of nonlinear equations is harder to solve than you think—and more of a puzzle than a math problem. Puzzles like this require you to look and find the one loose end you can pull to unravel the ...

Life gets busy, and sometimes those basic math skills from school days get a little rusty. Whether you're budgeting, measuring for a DIY project, or just having a math-related brain teaser thrown your ...

A system of nonlinear equations is harder to solve than you think—and more of a puzzle than a math problem. Puzzles like this require you to look and find the one loose end you can pull to unravel the ...