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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Lifestyle
Anita McSorley & Amber O'Connor

The 'impossible' maths exam question that both parents and children struggle with

Every year, Junior and Leaving Cert students claim their exams are getting harder, often leading parents to grumble about how things were "back in my day".

But it turns out the teenagers may be onto something, based on new research that found an exam maths question so tough even parents can't get it right.

The study by Save My Exams put the question to mums and dads and shockingly, 100% of them failed.

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