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Ketsuda Phoutinane

The maths problem from a 10-year-old's homework that has 'stumped' adults

As the most hated subject for many, most adults are happy to see the last of maths in their school years.

That is, of course, until people have children of their own. Before you know it - with a wallop to the ego - you could be decades from primary school and still find yourself bewildered by maths meant for a 10-year-old.

As it happens, Sky News presenter Anna Botting took to Twitter to present that exact dilemma. She shared the question that got her 'stumped' and asked her over 30,000 followers if they were able to solve it.

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