Why Americans Stink at Math

This article " Why do Americans stink at math?" is very eye opening. The fact that the majority of the population believed that the third pound burger from A&W was less meat than the quarter pounder is very intriguing to me. My first thought goes to the education which most of these people have received, and the fact that it has obviously not properly instilled the knowledge that comes from learning math. This problem might also have appeared merely from time. After not studying arithmetic for long periods the in and outs of fractions may have been lost to these people, though it does seem that something as basic as 1/3 vs. 1/4 would be a memorable concept. Unfortunately innumeracy is not as widely known as the topic of illiteracy but is still very important. Without knowing the basic concepts of mathematics your life would be much harder. This idea is clearly illustrated by the McDonald's burger which cost these people more for much less. I hope that in the future people will pay more attention to their studies so that they can avoid these situations.