If you want to be humbled, do a kid’s exam paper questions.
We recommend maths papers since this subject appears to have a tendency to confound the reader.
Another maths question has been making rounds on the internet for being challenging to solve.
This time, the MCQ question involves time.
Here is what the latest problem is about.
Maths Question About Time Has the Internet Buzzing About the Right Answer
Towards the end of June, one Twitter account posted a maths question which has since gone viral with over 1.4 million views.
Before we elaborate, here is the question for you to take a stab at.
Jah know start diss a hurt mi head pic.twitter.com/ptYFtS9DSx
— Minister of Foolishness 🇯🇲 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@yawdmontweet) June 21, 2023
Do you have an answer?
While most people may find that answer D or “12:03 am.” to be the straightforward answer because it is a mere three minutes from midnight, some netizens have argued that time only moves forward and not backward, so D cannot be the correct answer.
This means that A or “11:55 am.” should be the correct answer since it is the closest to midnight when you consider how time passes.
Stunned? So are we.
This reminds us of another question that broke the internet a while back—whether the dress is blue and black or white and gold.
It seems like it boils down to the perception of the person looking at the question.
Here Is What Netizens Say
The replies section of the original tweet, which posted the maths question, was a field day for those seeking entertainment.
Some light quarrels were spotted as netizens debated on the correct answer.
One netizen confidently posted that the answer is D. This was met with disagreement from another user, who said that time could not work backwards.
The person who posted the original then slammed the person who disagreed with him, adding some maths calculations (and an insult) into the mix to substantiate his point.
Another user joined the fray by pointing out that time only passes one way and that the answer cannot be D.
There were other, more logical replies to the original tweet. One user questioned the question’s ambiguity, saying there was not enough information on what “closest” meant.
Another Twitter user expressed a similar sentiment but threw in a new twist. Which midnight was the question referring to? If it were midnight that had just passed, then the arguments about time passing one way and hence D not being the answer would hold less water.
Are you convinced?
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