When asked to select their favorite subject in school, most students (26.4%) chose Math, with 36.2% of those students from New York, making New York the fifth most math-loving state.
World Math Day takes place every year on March 23. It is a holiday where students are encouraged to solve mental math problems, find uses of math in their everyday lives and utilize online games and platforms to enhance their skill sets in the subject.
In honor of this global holiday, Brainly, the largest online homework help community, conducted a survey of 900 American students for insight into their relationships with math. Surprisingly enough, math ranks higher than science, English and history. Regarding specific types of math classes, algebra tops the list with 54%, and trigonometry ranked as students’ least favorite type of math class at 2%.
After calculating the top five states where math is a student’s favorite subject, New York ranks fifth at 36.2%, following Maryland, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and New Jersey on top at 41.7%.
Brainly’s survey found that 92% of Americans agree that math is important and is necessary for everyday life. The most common everyday uses of math for Americans are managing finances and shopping for the best price. While math proved to be the most popular and necessary for living, 64% of students say they struggle while trying to concentrate on difficult math homework.
Having understood this, Brainly created Math Solver, their online feature focused specifically on providing step-by-step solutions to complex math problems. So far, Math Solver has helped over 13 million students and parents by removing the confusion and anxiety from mathematics and providing a clear path to solving the most difficult problems.
“During the last year, Brainly continues to be an integral part of how students are learning, with the shift to virtual education,” said Rajesh Bysani, CPO at Brainly. “Math has always been the most active topic on our platform, so we know just how helpful this product will be for Brainly users. As we move forward into 2021, we look forward to continuing to deliver new functionalities and products where students need them most.”
Math Solver is available for free as part of Brainly’s suite of learning tools and is accessible to all 350M users across 35 countries on supported mobile and tablet devices.
