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Brits stumped by maths quiz for 14 year olds but people say it's obvious

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Brits stumped by maths quiz for 14 year olds but people say it's obvious
Brits stumped by maths quiz for 14 year olds but people say it's obvious

PARENTS across the nation were not able to pass this quiz - but their kids will find it a breeze.

A secondary school maths test has left Brits stumped.

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Kids outsmarted their parents when it came to sitting the examCredit: Alamy
Question one
Question one
Question two
Question two

The paper in question is a Year Nine SATs exam, which kids need to pass before going on to study GCSE subjects, MailOnline reports.

Can you solve them? Don't worry the answers are at the bottom - try not to cheat.

One puzzled viewer said: "That seriously cannot have been for 14 year olds."

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Another added: "Nope, stopped doing maths when I left school."

This is not the first time children have outsmarted their parents.

One viral brain teaser left people thinking for hours, while some threw the towel in completely.

Shared by Facebook user Reel Serious, the question was: "How do you spell cow in 13 letters?"

But the word cow is written in red while the rest of the sentence is in blue.

The video was flooded with comments from users trying to solve the brainteaser.

Some of the commenters were pretty creative. 

One commenter said: “Yes I can.... MOOOOOOOOOOOO. There you go 13 letters."

Another commenter said: "Cow in 13 letters" is how it's spelled.”

Users thought this may have been the answer for a second but 13 wouldn’t count as letters as they are technically numbers.

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Another user joked: “I can think of a few people. Oops, I meant ways. I feel like this is a loaded question.”

A commenter suggested: “Bos Longifrons (first domesticated cattle).”

Interesting but this isn't the answer either.

Many users were convinced there was no possible answer. 

One commenter said: “You don’t, because cow is three letters.”

Others suggested that the answer had to be something to do with food.

Like ‘cheeseburgers’, ‘chocolate milk’, or ‘prime beef ribs.'

The answer was in fact See O Double You.

Question three
Question three

ANSWERS

  1. 30; 4; 2; 20
  2. A whole number between 640 and 750
  3. Any three correct numbers: e.g. 10 x 10 - 20 for part 1; 100 x 10 - 200 for part 2

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