The debate over our need for foreign workers begins in our schools. US education has failed students, especially with math.

The rectangle is now split into 6 parts (sixths). To work out 4⁄5 × 3⁄8, multiply the numerators (4 x 3 = 12) and multiply the denominators (5 × 8 = 40). This gives the answer 12⁄40 ...

Work out \(\frac{3}{5} \times \frac{2}{3}\). Work out \(2 \frac{1}{3} \times 1 \frac{1}{2}\). \(2 \frac{1}{3} = \frac{7}{3}\) (\(\frac{2 \times 3 + 1}{3}\)) and \(1 ...

You could say Sydni Franklin's sixth grade math class at Danville Middle School is learning fractions the hard way — well, ...

Recently, I asked the BuzzFeed Community for their best math trick. I'm not talking ... is the following: multiplying fractions is no problem--top times top (numerator multiplied by numerator ...