This math question went viral yesterday, hailing from Singapore. It said that it was a math question for primary 5 students, which will you leave you stumped because most adults probably can't solve it.

The math question is actually for a contest from the Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad, and is meant for Secondary 3 and 4 students. Still very hard!

Here's the question:

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Cheryl, tells Albert what month her birthday is (May, June, July, or August) but not the day's number (the 14th - 19th), and she tells Barnard the number, but not the month.

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Just like Cheryl!

Obviously, Cheryl is either trying to tease the two boys, or is just plain lousy at communication. Here's how to solve the question:

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