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How to Subtract Fractions
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 7 months agoLearning how to subtract fractions is easier than math students might expect it to be. outline2design Anyone can learn how to subtract fractions. It's...
Getting a Handle on Fraction-to-Decimal Conversions
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAs you might recall from math class, fractions and decimals are two different ways of representing the same thing. A third option, percentages, is a...
A faster spinning Earth may cause timekeepers to subtract a second from world clocks
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFor the first time in history, world timekeepers may have to consider subtracting a second from our...
VII, MCM, XL: Roman Numerals Made Understandable
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 7 months agoRoman numerals are so ubiquitous in our world that we often don't notice them. Which is not a bad thing if we can't read them. George Hodan/Public Domain...
10 Little Hacks From Math Nerds That I Tried And Memorized Because They're So Easy And Useful
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoRecently, I asked the BuzzFeed Community for their best math trick. I'm not talking quantum physics...
I'm a home editor who adores plush towels, and these Target finds — down to $10 each — are my...
Yahoo Life Shopping· 3 months agoIf there’s one thing you should know about me, it’s that I take 'me time' pretty seriously. After...
June 29 was the shortest day in recorded history — a 'wobble' in the Earth's spin shaved off 1.59...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe earth can be pulled slightly off its axis by its irregular shape and other geological...
Polar Ice Melt Is Altering the Rotation of the Earth, Affecting Timekeeping
Yale Environment 360 via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Earth is spinning slightly faster than it was a few years ago, but the rapid melt of polar ice...
A New Study Says One Earth Day Is Going to Be 25 Hours Long
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoHow Long Is a Day, Really?BeholdingEye - Getty Images The Earth’s rotation isn’t exactly 24 hours...
Nation’s Report Card says less than 1/4 of Texas eighth-graders proficient in math
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoFort Worth school district leaders say they’re confident that a pair of new curricula, as well as...