Can YOU solve these math problems? Test your brain with these number puzzles made up of 11+ exam questions

Are you a math genius – or at least can you solve the same equations as your 10-year-old kid?

Some parents who excelled as students in math are now at a loss as they try to work out the answers to their children’s math homework.

Adults began sharing math problems on Twitter this week after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declared that math should be compulsory up to the age of 18, a move union leaders warned could lead to more teachers’ strikes.

As Mr Sunak lays out his vision for the UK, MailOnline asks you… Can you solve the types of questions your child will answer on their SAT exam?

In his first major speech as Prime Minister yesterday afternoon, Mr Sunak pledged to equip children for the “jobs of the future” by tackling the UK’s high numbers.

Young people will be forced to take “some form” of math, taught either through new courses or existing qualifications such as A-levels, T-levels and core math.

For most, the ride will likely involve hands-on skills rather than algebra.

According to the government, around eight million adults in England have the numeracy skills expected of primary school children.

Currently, only about half of 16- to 19-year-olds study mathematics in some form. The problem is particularly acute for disadvantaged students, 60 percent of whom by age 16 lack basic math skills.

But union leaders warn teachers are now more likely to go on strike after responding to Mr Sunak’s math promise.

Kevin Courtney, who oversees more than 300,000 educators as joint general secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), accused Sunak of a “stunning failure” to recognize the obstacles the industry faces.

Young people will be forced to take “some form” of math, taught either through new courses or existing qualifications such as A-levels, T-levels and core math. For most, the ride will likely involve hands-on skills rather than algebra

“Sunak’s plan is disappointing, not only because of its lack of realism but also because of its lack of vision,” said Mr. Courtney.

“It overlooks the increasingly detailed and urgent discussions about curriculum reform that are taking place across the education sector and even within his own party.

“Most of the people who voted will have voted. But I think there will be some people who will look at this and think, “Is that all they have to say about education?”

“It doesn’t sound like they’re taking the problem of the teacher recruitment crisis seriously because they’ve missed their math teacher recruitment targets every year for the past 11 years.”

Teachers currently voting say the plan cannot handle the recruitment crisis currently gripping the sector.

More than 500,000 teachers in three unions are considering possible strikes in England and Wales, with voting deadlines from January 9.

Unions have urged staff to vote as soon as possible amid fears the postal chaos could delay the return of ballots.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (pictured Lats month) yesterday declared that mathematics should be compulsory up to the age of 18

More than 500,000 teachers in three unions are considering possible strikes in England and Wales, with voting deadlines from January 9

Meanwhile, opposition parties have dismissed the initiative as “empty” – while the Tories have urged Mr Sunak to focus instead on tackling illegal immigration.

Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson said the prime minister “needs to show his work” as “he can’t keep this warmed-up, empty promise without more math teachers”.

She added: “Nevertheless, the government has failed to meet its target for new mathematics teachers year after year, and existing teachers are leaving in droves.”

A Labor source said: “In their desperation to ensure Sunak’s speech does not follow Keir’s speech, No 10 have revealed they have nothing to offer the country except… double math.

“As the health service collapses after 12 years of Tory rule, criminals terrorize the streets and working people worry about how their wages will last the month, the country has the right to ask: is this it?”

Former Cabinet Secretary John Redwood tweeted: “While the Prime Minister turns his attention to math classes, he should not forget his decision as the most pressing priority was to stop illegal migration.

“Parliament urgently needs to legislate on small boats and public services.”

Nigel Farage also chimed in, saying: “So Rishi Sunak’s big idea to save the nation is math up to the age of 18! How will quadratic equations help solve broken Britain?’

WHAT ARE THE ANSWERS?

1. 38
2. 13
3. 378
4. 821
5. 49 999
6. 40.5
7. 2 or 4
8. 3/5 8/15 11/20
9. The answer is e.g. Train by taking answer 14 and reversing the steps outlined. Subtraction becomes addition (14 + 6 = 20), doubling becomes halving (half of 20 is 10), and you end up with a starting number of 10.
10. The answer is b. The chart has no bar for “zero DVDs,” so you must calculate it by adding the total number of students represented by the bars shown and subtracting that from the total number of students in the class (30). . 3 students own 1-10 DVDs, 4 students own 11-20, 6 own 21-30, 7 own 31-40, 5 own 41-50, 2 own 51-60 and 1 own 71-80 DVDs. Add 3 + 4 + 6 + 7 + 5 + 2 + 1 = 28, that’s two fewer than the total class of 20 students, so the correct answer is 2.