TV presenter and Oxford graduate stumped by 10-year-old daughter's maths homework
There are two types of people... those who are mathematically minded, and the rest of us.
And for the latter, those homework sheets of maths problems can cause a world of pain.
Just ask Sky News (UK) presenter Anna Botting, who has shared a very complex maths problem assigned to her 10-year-old daughter on Twitter.
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The homework question meant for 10-year-old's that stumped an Oxford graduate. Twitter
"Stumped on another one," she captioned the photo, which outlines the following question.
"There are five times as many pens in box A than box B. Tom moves 76 pens from box A to box B. Both boxes now have the same number of pens. How many pens are in box A now?"
Botting, who studied at both Oxford and Cardiff universities, wasn't the only person confused by the question.
Many of her followers offered up different answers, ranging from 76, to 95 up to 190.
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A Post-it showing how modeling helped one follower to solve the equation. Twitter
One follower shared the modeling for the problem, making it easier for some to understand the problem by visually representing it.
While TV executive/director Jonathan Glazier was able to provide further insight into how the problem could be solved, and the correct answer.
Methodically working through the equation, he was able to determine the final answer was 114.
Though many were just as stumped by how he managed to solve this, as they were by the initial question.
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The answer confused many followers as much as the initial question. . Twitter
"Feel the pain… I need to go back to school just so I can help my daughter with her homework," said one follower.
While another admitted: "I fly planes for a job, and this hurts."