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Maths question - Civil Service is wrong (we now have 100% more threads about the subject)

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Sharingaroomtinightthen · 02/08/2025 13:36

When I posted late last night I thought I’d get maybe half a dozen replies confirming the question didn’t have the correct answer and advising whether to tell the Civil Service recruiters. But here we are 1000 posts later.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5384347-maths-test-to-think-civil-service-have-it-wrong

Maths question - Civil Service is wrong (we now have 100% more threads about the subject)

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daisychain01 · 02/08/2025 13:54

Tryingtokeepgoing · 02/08/2025 13:46

Never has the phrase ‘it’s better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt’ been more apt than in some of the convoluted and innumerate posts that attempt to justify why the answer is anything other than 125% 😂

I know! People thinking they were the one to come up with a novel way of displaying their workings out. Just more of the same.

daisychain01 · 02/08/2025 13:52

I'd wait until you know the result of your application then you can decide if you think it's worth highlighting the issue.

Shedmistress · 02/08/2025 13:47

I reported a psychometric answer once and got the job and my boss talked about my feedback for years. I got her job when she left.

Definitely report it.

Tryingtokeepgoing · 02/08/2025 13:46

daisychain01 · 02/08/2025 13:45

Hopefully you'll get a response from Civil Service about the correct answer rather than posts that keep repeating the same calculations over and over again!

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Sharingaroomtinightthen · 02/08/2025 13:44

Truelyscrumptious21 · 02/08/2025 13:41

After having 1000 replies on the other thread do you have the courage to report and let us know their reply?

Did you put an answer and did you get a notice if you failed or passed this specific question?

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I think I said a couple of times that I’ll wait to see what happens with the application and then report.

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Merryoldgoat · 02/08/2025 13:41

EligibleTern · 02/08/2025 13:40

Just (probably fruitlessly) reposting the screenshot from the calculator here: https://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/algebra/percentage-increase-calculator.php

I posted that on about page 12 of the original thread. No one cares.