UK adults fail child’s maths test

by Simon Hilton on Wed 18 Jul 2007

What is one eighth of 32?
The answers are:
a) 6
b) 4
c) 2
d) 8
e) None of these
f) Don’t know.

One in 14 adults cannot answer a maths question aimed at eight-year-old children, a survey suggests.
And the poll of 2,000 adults for ITV DVD found that more 18-25-year-olds were unable to answer the question than those aged 55 plus.
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