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One of the greatest fears of being in matric is not acne, it’s not adolescence, it’s not even your first kiss… The greatest fear for many matriculants is math!

yup, the only x matriculants are happy to solve is their high school sweetheart. In fact, both this year’s matriculants and teachers complained about a particular math question in the math paper 2 final exam.

This was question 5.1. written in November.
So the department of basic education has confirmed that the question will be omitted from the final mark because the math problem is unsolvable.
6 Dec 2022 11PM English South Africa Entertainment News

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