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Fiendishly difficult .. ??

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  • 08-06-2015 4:54pm
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    the_monkey
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    HEre is a "Fiendishly difficult" maths problem for GCSE maths

    http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-33029606

    :confused: If thats considered fiendisly difficult then I worry for the level of maths in the UK...


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    #2
    Pherekydes
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    To be fair it was difficult. It took me 30 seconds and I had to use a pen and paper. :o

    Did anyone else get 20√73? ;) :pac:


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    Dtp1979
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    Nope. I got 2 orange ones


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    Pherekydes
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    There's only two orange ones left now. See if anyone else gets two orange ones...


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    ZorbaTehZ
    Registered Users Posts: 2,149 ✭✭✭ZorbaTehZ


    Clearly there is minus 9 sweets in the bag. She takes 2 out so there are now minus 11 sweets in the bag.


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