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This Math Problem Meant For 2nd-Graders Has Completely Stumped the Internet!
Can you figure out this math problem that's sent the Internet into a frenzy?
A woman in England first tweeted out the problem, remarking that it's much too difficult for it's intended audience: second graders.
https://twitter.com/LouiseBloxham/status/729027334284709893
Since making the rounds on Twitter, the most popular answers have been 46 and 65, though some users haven't gotten those numbers at all:
@PotMoss @MichaelRosenYes @LouiseBloxham Husband says "66, because we've forgotten train driver". But that doesn't factor in inspector…
— Mrs Davison 🕷🕸🦇⚰️🔮🧛♀️🧟♀️🍍 (@Mrs_Dav_I_Son) May 8, 2016
@LouiseBloxham @MichaelRosenYes It must be zero. Nobody would be on the train at the beginning until the train driver gets on.
— thetigeri (@thetigeri) May 8, 2016
@LouiseBloxham @MichaelRosenYes The question is ambigious. it depends whether you interpret the first stop as the starting point of the trip
— Paul Crewe (@crewzer24) May 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/royal_starshine/status/729771866601209856
The "published answer" for the problem is 65, according to a page called Parents Against Primary Testing. Maybe THIS is why they're against testing…
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