A UK mom tweeted this math problem in a since-deleted tweet saying "Have you seen this one? Year 2!!" It was then picked up by a Facebook page called Parents Against Primary Testing and media outlets like The Huffington Post.
Calculating the answer is simpler than it seems: 19 people getting off the train can be represented by -19, and 17 people getting on the train as +17.
-19 + 17 = 2, meaning that there was a net loss of two people. If there are 63 people on the train now, that means there were 65 to begin with.
That said, many are convinced the answer is 46.
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Nothing is actually missing here - it's just deliberately confusing
wording. It all adds up if you look at the total, not the debt owed.
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Nothing is actually missing here
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