The Education secretary Nicky Morgan refused to answer a
simple maths questions put to her by a 10 year old boy. The question asked was “what
is the cube root of 125”.
Ms Morgan was taking part in an interview on Sky news where
she had agreed to be interviewed by a group of school children. Presenter
Anushka Asthana asked her “How’s your maths?” Ms Morgan’s reply was “Oh, I’m
not doing maths in air”
However this didn't stop young Leon Remphry asking, with Ms Morgan’s
response being “I think that’s one that I might just have to go away and work
out”.
“I think politicians who answer maths questions or spelling
questions on air normally come a cropper”
This isn't the first time a politician has been caught in
the spot light when being asked what appears to be a simple maths question, a
similar situation happened to George Osborne last year. It’s not just
politicians who struggle with simple maths questions though, 4 in 5 adults have
a low level of numeracy – roughly defined as lower than a C at GCSE. This is a
huge amount but demonstrates how quickly you can lose those maths skills once
you have left school.
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