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The reason why some PSLE maths problems are so tough

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Students waiting to collect their PSLE results at Opera Estate Primary School on Nov 23, 2022.

It can be bewildering and disempowering to be stumped by a few difficult PSLE maths problems.

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Jason Tan

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It can be bewildering and disempowering to be stumped by a few difficult PSLE maths problems. Parents and students have been left distraught by some seemingly insolvable questions (remember the Helen and Ivan problem set in 2021?).

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