Mental math shortcuts suggest future STEM performance—and gender is a significant predictor What is 29 + 14?

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(THE CONVERSATION) Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to solve basic math problems – such as lining up numbers to ...