Baffling Year 12 maths question leaves parents 'struggling' to find answer

20 November 2023 , 15:47

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The maths formulas were leaving parents struggling (STOCK PIC) (Image: Getty Images)

Parents are often stumped by their children's homework and maths seems to be the area they struggle with most as formulas and rules have long since been erased from memory.

In Australia, Year 12 students are reaching the end of high school, so are usually between the ages of 17 to 18 years old and preparing to take their HSC (High School Certificate) exams - potentially in preparation to apply for University entry.

One of these exams will of course be maths and so a company called Cluey Learning, which provides face-to-face online tutoring for students in years 2-12 across all the main curriculum areas, has devised a maths test for parents.

The aim is to see if they can answer the questions at the standard their children will be expected to in problem solving and calculus equations. According to news.com.au, Cluey has found through their quiz that parents are sailing through the worded questions but "struggling" with the formulas because it's, "tough to remember anything like this from school". One of the formula questions follows, so see if you can work it out:

One of the tricky formulas that parents typically struggle with

Nope, us neither. The answer if you want to know is at the bottom of this article, along with the answers to the next two worded questions that apparently the parents managed easier.

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1. The distance between Bricktown and Koala Creek is 75km. A person travels from Bricktown to Koala Creek at an average speed of 50km/h. How long does it take the person to complete the journey?

40 minutes

1 hour 25 minutes

1 hour 30 minutes

1 hour 50 minutes

2. Joan invests $200. She earns interest at 3% per annum, compounded monthly. What is the future value of Joan's investment after 1.5 years?

$209.07

$209.19

$279.51

$311.93

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Answers: The formula answer is option B. The answer to question 1 is 1 hour 30 minutes. The answer to question 2 is $209.19.

Did you manage to get any right? Let us know in the comments below.

Beth Hardie