People struggling to answer the 'strangest' GCSE maths question - but there's simple answer

A tutor has baffled students with a particularly perplexing GCSE maths question - and explained how to find answer.

GCSE exams are notoriously stressful for teens and adult learners alike, with many never to face such test questions again in their everyday lives post-graduation, which leaves them out of practice.

While subjects like English Literature allow for more subjective answers, maths is usually clear-cut, with definitive right or wrong answers in most cases. PLS Tutors have taken to TikTok to help unravel some of the trickier or less common questions seen in exams, providing step-by-step guidance to secure those all-important correct answers across various subjects.

In a recent post, they tackled the maths problem: "The bearing of A from B is 098°. Find the bearing of B from A."

A reciprocal bearing differs by 180° from the original bearing or is measured in the opposite direction, sometimes referred to as a back bearing. For example, if the given bearing is 70°, then adding the difference of 180° would give an answer of 250°.

The tutor highlighted: "This is one of the strangest questions on a GCSE maths paper and you definitely need it to get grades like this (78/80)".

The tutor breaks down the complex maths problem in a tutorial video, explaining how to determine the answer by sketching out angles and connections. Upon revealing the correct answer to be 278, viewers swiftly took to the comments to express their opinions.

Confusion lingered for some even after the video explanation, with one person admitting: "Straight over my head."

Another questioned the practical application of such problems, asking: "Why do we have maths questions like this when they don't serve any purpose in life". A third humorously