(ABC News)--Police across the country are used to solving puzzles, but one Ohio police department recently got a plea for help from a local girl seeking to solve a puzzle of a more mathematical bent.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It happens at some point in elementary school. Your child comes to you for help with a math problem. “I’ve got this,” you think.

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Bush Hager shares her three kids with husband Henry Hager Nathan Congleton/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Jenna Bush Hager is getting real about how tough kids' homework can be! On Monday's episode of Today ...

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MARION, OH — Police officers are used to patrolling the streets, catching bad guys and fighting crime. Tackling 5th grade math homework? Not so much. But an officer in Marion, Ohio, went beyond the ...

Forget speaking in public or death, our greatest fear should be, “Help your fifth-grade child with their math homework.” Before COVID-19 we all expressed our deepest love and respect for the teachers ...

A US dad took to Reddit after getting stumped by his fifth grader’s math homework, and it wasn’t just him. The question, involving bottles and basic arithmetic, left many scratching their heads. A dad ...