For math-phobic, numbers pose threat of pain, study says

11/03/2012

For math-phobic, numbers pose threat of pain, study says

You're at a big group dinner and it's time to pay up, to divide the total and multiply a certain percentage for the tip. How many people tense up and say something like, "Oh, I'm so bad at math"? Fear of math is everywhere - in the adult world where there aren't official pop quizzes, [...]

Source: http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/31/for-math-phobic-numbers-pose-threat-of-pain/

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Nov 3, 2012 1:00:27 AM

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