Can you solve this mathematics question? Well, if you are unable to, then you would have got this question wrong while sitting for your primary school examinations.
This mind-bending question and other tough teasers are what primary school pupils face, some as young as Primary 3.
RazorTV recently took to the streets, and armed with actual Primary 3 questions, queried passers-by who commented that the questions were too tough and were at least Primary 6 level. They even commented that the standard was too high and was too stressful for pupils of that level.
STOMPer Ace, who watched the video, said:
"Don't underestimate our kids nowadays. They are so technologically-savvy, and primary school pupils they spoke to find such questions easy.
"The standard goes up and up each year, we see it because we have been so far removed from the system, when all it takes is a little creative thinking to get the answer.
"As a primary school student, I used to tackle such brain teasers in class and I could do them really quickly. However, over the years, I have lost the ability to do so.
"I think right now, I will probably fail my PSLE. Hahaha!"
Find out how to solve some of the questions on RazorTV:
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I saw some really complicated explanations. To make it simple, imagine taufik continuing at the same pace until ali finishes. Since taufik was 2km ahead when Ali reached half way mark, when Ali finishes, Taufik will be 4km ahead. For taufik to travel 4km @10km/h, he will take 24mins. Hence, Ali finishes at 12.24pm.
Anyways, is there an alternate answer for image 28? What if they had passed each other? Assuming the distance is x,
x-3.6-3.0= +/-2.8
x-6.6=2.8 or x-6.6=-2.8
x=9.4 x=3.8
One example from Hwa Chong Math Olympiad years back:
John wants to climb a staircase.
He can only climb one step or two step at a time.
How many ways can he climb a 10-step staircase?
These are questions that is easy to understand and hard to solve, unless you are the higher percentile of the cohort.