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Clarification: This story has been updated to clarify how University of Colorado researchers handle their data collection. A student digs into a math problem that references his favorite superhero, ...

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In a sense, all business boils down to math. But some companies have tougher equations to solve than others. At UPS, the average driver makes about 120 deliveries per day, says Jack Levis, the ...