Can You Solve A 1st Grade Math Question From Hong Kong?

Can You Solve A 1st Grade Math Question From Hong Kong?



Adults are baffled by this question asked to elementary school students in Hong Kong! What is the car’s parking spot number? You have 20 seconds to solve this. Can you solve this viral puzzle?

Answer to problem:

Blog post with images (not the solution):

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This problem was admissions question #21 in a Hong Kong elementary school.

The first problem originates from British puzzle maker David Bodycombe who published it in 2002.

I came up with the second and third problems.

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