The mum asked fellow parents to help her figure out the answer to her daughter's homework after being left bamboozled by the wording of the problem. However, no one else could solve it either
A mother has expressed her exasperation after her daughter returned from school with a maths problem so baffling that she believes it's impossible to solve.
Attempting to help her child with their school work, one mum revealed she was at the end of her tether after sharing a photo of her daughter's maths problem on social media, leaving lots of people puzzled about the answer and many more guessing incorrectly. The mathematical riddle reads: "There are 49 dogs signed up to compete in the dog show. There are 36 more small dogs than large dogs signed up to compete. How many small dogs are signed up to compete?".
Some people suggested the answer as 13, which was also incorrect. Impressively, a few quick-thinkers managed to crack the puzzle, with one explaining their method: "Let the no. Of large dogs be x. No. Of small dogs=x+36, x+x+36=49, 2x=13, X=6.5. Therefore, No. Of large dogs=6.5, No. Of small dogs=42.5. Which is not really possible. So, the question needs to be fixed."
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