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Leap Year Math

A Leap Year Comes Around Every Four Years

Although it takes 365 and a ¼ days for earth to travel
around the sun, we only actually see 365 days every non-leap year.

Every four years, we accumulate a full day ( ¼

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How is Kumon Different from School Math?

Dribble, pass, shoot! Young soccer players complete endless drills learning these core skills before ever using them in a game. When it comes time to apply them in an actual competition, the moves come automatically. Similarly, many violinists learn proper hand positioning before they ever pick up a bow. When they begin to play, they’re

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Math Infographics: When Am I Ever Going To Use Math?

“When am I ever going to use math?” Have you ever heard these words from your children? Struggling students or even children with minimal math anxiety can become frustrated. This especially can happen with complex math problems and quickly give in to the notion that they will never use math in real life situations. That’s

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March 14 is known as Pi Day because the numerical date 3/14 is the same as Pi - 3.14!

Happy Pi Day: Infographic of Everything You Need to Know

3.14159265358979323846…

If you’ve been to school any time within the last century and a half, chances are you’ve learned about pi.

Pi is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant—the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter—which is approximately 3.14159. Every year on March 14th, or 3/14, math

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