Can you solve it? The maths problem for 5-year-olds 'stumping' the web

The truth about the latest viral maths problem from Singapore - and another historic Oriental numbers puzzleHappy birthday Monday Puzzle!It is now exactly two years since thebirth of this column, which I started as a consequence of aSingapore maths problem that went viral. To celebrate this anniversary the internet has kindly provided me with a new Singapore maths problem. The webhas been aflutterthis past week about the following teaser reportedly given to Singaporean first year pupils, that ’s five to seven-year-olds, that is so difficult no one can solve.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 22, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Alex Bellos Tags: Mathematics Science Source Type: news