Family are baffled by this ‘ridiculous’ Year 7 maths homework question… can YOU figure it out?
BAFFLED parents have complained about a puzzling maths question set as homework to their 11-year-old daughter.
The girl's mum, grandma and auntie, from Australia, spent 45 minutes trying to figure out the puzzle, which is intended for Year 7 school pupils.
They eventually gave up, branding the brain-buster "ridiculous".
The question reads: “Bob adds two fractions, but does not use the lowest common denominator.”
The child is then required to fill in the blanks to complete the formula.
Can you solve it?
The girl's mum, who is studying a diploma in business administration, told how she was eventually forced to use the internet to solve the tricky equation.
“My brain is fried now and this is the easiest year of high school," she told Springfield News.
“How the hell is an 11-year-old supposed to work this out?
“To me, it’s just way too much.
“They’ve been back six weeks and there has been only three days that she has actually wanted to go to school.”
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Several people took to Facebook to have a go at the fiendish homework.
Many complained they too struggled to solve it, with one writing: “Can someone give me the answer. I have a headache.”
Though one user claimed not to know what all the fuss was about.
She pointed out: “Homework is based upon what kids have learnt in class.
"It's not like the kids are hearing the word 'fraction' or 'denominator' for the first time. Not ridiculous at all.”
Did you manage to work out the answer?
Here's the solution, just in case...
2/8 + 2/3 = 12/48 + 32/48 = 44/48 = 11/12
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