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Ooops! A whole generation of youngsters could be scarred for life. Source   Related posts: Maths Fail Maths Fail #2 Maths Fail #3 Maths Fail #4

It’s perhaps ironic that shortly after posting an amusing, but innocent, maths fail my attention is drawn to this ridiculous phone accessory being sold by ee. Disgraceful. A true maths fail that eclipses them all.   ee – Maths fail. Hang your heads in shame. Related posts: Maths Fail #4 Maths Fail #2 Maths Fail […]

Fractions aren’t easy, but this still makes it into my maths fail collection. Could make an interesting discussion point in a lesson – who can spot the error (although my highlighting helps!) The original can be found here. Related posts: Oops! Massive Maths FAIL Maths Fail #4 Maths Fail #2

Oops! Looks like Campbells have got themselves in a bit of a pickle over percentages. They can’t both be right, so which is it 30% or 40%? Shall we “do the math” as they say in America. Old size times (1+x) = New size, where x is the percentage increase in decimal form. A quick […]

So I spot a pupil with his iPad out when he should be working through some (paper and pen) revision questions. I head over ready to chastise him, but notice that he’s not on Facebook, Snapchat or anything else he shouldn’t be, but had gone to the BBC Bitesize website to help him with his […]