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Narjas Zatat
Apr 18, 2018
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A question on a mathematics paper has got Twitter feeling all warm and fuzzy.
Twitter user Paul Ryder shared a photo of the maths problem, which read:
Craig buys his boyfriend a birthday present that costs €215.65 including VAT @ 13.5 per cent.
What was the original bill before VAT was added?
Friend of mine is a teacher and just sent this to our WhatsApp group saying she’d never seen anything like it befor… https://t.co/x4oEI70wCq— Paul Ryder (@Paul Ryder) 1523870541
For some, seeing same-sex representations of relationships was already normal, and they searched for the 'mistake' in the paper
@RuPaulRyder @N8_tweets Ok had to read this several times. Assumed it was on twitter as the VAT rate was wrong !!… https://t.co/OnEakTnWIo— Robin Davis 💙 (@Robin Davis 💙) 1523973303
@RuPaulRyder @PolymathBGD I didn’t realise the boyfriend was the thing until I read the comments. That’s so lovely 😊— mrs tubbs (@mrs tubbs) 1524035416
People praised the exam, which appeared on a test in Ireland, for normalising same-sex relationships.
@RuPaulRyder This is fab. Small things like this help to unpick the heteronormative programming that our kids are s… https://t.co/k0tARbYBCG— Alex Feis-Bryce (@Alex Feis-Bryce) 1523978115
@RuPaulRyder Love this 🙌🏻🙌🏻— Áine Behan (@Áine Behan) 1524040792
@RuPaulRyder Now that's diversity in a maths exam!— Gayle Hann (@Gayle Hann) 1524036068
And that doing so helped children come to terms with their sexuality
@RuPaulRyder The littlest of things like these can help kids that are coming to terms with who they are. It would’v… https://t.co/wfNVuFp6pV— Lewis-Stephen Dowd (@Lewis-Stephen Dowd) 1523870884
@LewDowd @RuPaulRyder My daughter is 10, and I kind of think she wouldn't bat an eyelid at seeing this in a test (a… https://t.co/e69X7DH658— Gertrude Perkins (@Gertrude Perkins) 1523891924
Others pointed out that Craig, the boyfriend, is actually bae.
@RuPaulRyder I mean, that's a decent amount to spend on a birthday present. We all need boyfriends like Craig— Kim Louise living alone (@Kim Louise living alone) 1523964890
@RuPaulRyder @Tweet_Dec Craig is a keeper.— Darren Styles OBE (@Darren Styles OBE) 1523994488
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