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Math skills aren't enough to get through hard decisions – you need confidence, too

  • Written by Ellen Peters, Philip H. Knight Professor of Science Communication, University of Oregon
Numeracy has real implications for your life.Ray Reyes/Unsplash, CC BY

Almost a third of American adults don’t have the math skills necessary to make effective decisions about their health and finances.

These 73 million people can count, sort and do simple arithmetic. But they likely cannot select the health plan with the lowest cost based on...

Read more: Math skills aren't enough to get through hard decisions – you need confidence, too

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