Adults are scratching their heads over three ‘simple’ primary school maths questions. The first is the seemingly straightforward equation ‘8+2×4÷2’, while the second is a photo that asks you to identify how many triangles you can see in the picture. The third is a problem where fruit such as apples and bananas represent a numeric value … Read more
Could you ace a school maths exam? Tricky quiz will test your knowledge – with questions taken from past GCSE and A-Level exams Remote learning provider Oxbridge puts puzzlers maths skills to the test Quiz features eight questions from past GCSE and A-Level exams in the UK Average time to complete is 2 minutes 45 secs … Read more
Think you’re a maths whizz? Prove your intelligence by taking this quiz – and only the most skilled will score more than 7 out of 10 Quizmaster Tal Garner has shared a perplexing ten-question maths challenge The multiple-choice questions test your knowledge of mathematical formulas But do you have what it takes to beat this … Read more
Dreamers can perceive questions and provide answers to them, including simple maths equations, a new study reveals. Researchers in the US asked lucid dreamers maths problems, such as ‘what’s eight minus six’, and yes-no questions, like ‘do you speak Spanish?’ Lucid dreams are when people experience a state of heightened awareness during sleep that allows … Read more
Maths professor in Singapore delivers two-hour lecture on Zoom only to realise he was on mute the entire time Prof. Dong Wang of the National University of Singapore gave lecture on Feb. 4 Within first couple of minutes his screen froze and students couldn’t hear him His mathematics students tried to reach him by phone and … Read more
Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson left baffled as they try to solve a maths question for seven-year-olds… so can YOU work out the answer? By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:48 GMT, 4 February 2021 | Updated: 00:48 GMT, 4 February 2021 A maths question intended for year two school students has … Read more
Are YOU smarter than a 13-year-old? Maths quiz designed for schoolchildren will put your knowledge to the test A new test from US-based platform Quizly challenges your maths knowledge Children aged 13 learn this at school but many adults may have forgotten sums Do you have what it takes to solve these basic problems without … Read more
Maths teacher, 30, is struck off for pursuing ‘inappropriate sexual relationship’ with former pupil immediately after she left the school Scott Leavold-Davey quit teaching to pursue a relationship with a former pupil The student left school in July 2018, while the maths teacher quit in January 2019 He was previously warned ‘not to undertake one … Read more
‘All I Want For Christmas Is… a £250 fine!’: Maths student, 18, faces hefty payout after 50 others join in as he belts out Mariah Carey’s festive hit at university party Elliot Hunt, 18, threw a festive sing-song for his five flatmates in Bristol He said he never meant for the gathering to break coronavirus … Read more
Furry good student! Stray dog ‘attends’ a maths lecture alongside undergraduates after accidentally walking into a classroom The pug was hailed as a star student after appearing in a university in China Pictures show it sitting in the classroom alongside the students and lecturer One youngster joked the dog might be able to sit an … Read more