This Math Problem For 3rd Graders Is Going Viral Because It Will Make Your Brain Hurt Something Fierce

This math problem has us saying, “What is this shit? Sudoku for kid geniuses?”

Although it looks like Sudoku, it’s not. But, I’m certain a kid genius could solve this math problem a full four full hours before manage to stumble across the solution.

What this is, apparently, is a math problem being given to 8-year-olds in Vietnam. The rules are simple. You have to solve it using every number from 1-9 in the blank spaces, but you CANNOT repeat a number. Think you got the chops to do it, hotshot?

Per The Guardian:

According to the VN Express, it was set as a problem for third graders in the town of Bao Loc in the Vietnamese highlands.

There is no complicated maths involved, only basic arithmetic. But it’s not a walk in the park.

“This problem is difficult even for adults good at math, so it will be difficult for students in grades 3, and even more challenging for students in the highlands,” teacher Tran Phuong told VN Express. (Via Google Translate).

He added: “I sent the problem for some people, including a doctorate in economics with mathematics, but they have not given the answer.”

In all actuality, there is probably a very easy solution to this equation. But I’m not even going to bother to attempt it. Why? Because I don’t need to go all Will Hunting on math problem to remind me that compared to a third grader I’m bad motherfucker.

Also, it looks like it would take some serious effort and I ain’t about that life.