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Can you solve it? The multi-choice maths quiz taking over the world

The Guardian UK Monday 09 November 2026, 07:10 UTC By Alex Bellos 1 min read
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This Kangaroo is jumping!There is nothing in education quite like the Kangaroo. A multiple-choice maths challenge sat by more than seven million children in around 120 countries, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, it is arguably the world’s most widely-taken primary and secondary school test. Today’s puzzle is taken from the 2024 Kangaroo.

This Kangaroo is jumping!

There is nothing in education quite like the Kangaroo. A multiple-choice maths challenge sat by more than seven million children in around 120 countries, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, it is arguably the world’s most widely-taken primary and secondary school test.

Today’s puzzle is taken from the 2024 Kangaroo. But before we get there, some background.

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