A 911 dispatcher has to be ready for anything, including one of the most terrifying topics for people of all ages: math. An Indiana dispatcher had to put her grade school skills to the test recently ...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WDRB) -- Police dispatchers are trained to deal with a number of situations, and a dispatcher in Indiana had to know her numbers, when a boy called 911 seeking help with his homework.

Fractions are the basis for most higher-level mathematics. Students need to master the numerical values in earlier grades to tackle topics like algebra later. There’s only one hitch: Fractions can ...