"Boy is a Calculator": African Street Kid Spotted in Video Displaying Incredible Mathematical Skills
- An incredibly talented kid has been spotted in a video displaying his mathematical skills in Ilorin, Kwara state
- In the short clip seen on TikTok, the kid answered numerical questions within seconds without the aid of a calculator
- The questions were posed to him in quick successions, but the way he got the answers correctly has stunned TikTokers
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A video of a smart Nigerian kid answering mathematical questions in Ilorin has gone viral.
The TikTok clip was posted by @kaotharbabatunde, and it shows the kid churning out answers to the questions like a computer.
The kid was seen on the street, but it appears he has a lot of talents and numerical skills which came to the fore in the short clip.
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He was standing before a man who posed maths questions to him in rapid succession and in a complicated way.
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He answers the majority correctly
He would not give up as the questions kept coming for him to answer. The questions posed to the kid hawker ranged from addition to multiplication, but they were trickish.
His skill has stunned many TikTokers who are asking that they want to meet him and possibly help him.
However, it was not revealed whether the kid is in school or why he was not in class.
Watch the video below:
Reactions to video of Ilorin boy displaying Maths skills
@Mancheda Kent said:
"If na me i don fail am since oo."
@Tightrope commented:
"A typical example of don't judge a book by the cover."
@shama reacted:
"Can I get this boy I need to help him."
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@Official_hillary commented:
"I first laughed that he wasn't getting the answer afterwards I realised na me be the olodo."
@mummy Bee 04 said:
"Pls bring more of ds boy, I pray his helper would locate him here to change his story for good . I come in peace oooo."
@user9412141752700 said:
"Hope he get help continue his education to the highest hight, cus his parents might be able to send him to school once he get to a certain level."
@raregem_7 said:
"The boy na calculator."
Viral video of math genius Sibahle Zwane, 14, doing complicated sums off the top of his head wows Mzansi
In another story, Briefly News reported that a video of a young boy crunching some big numbers made quite an impression among South African cyber citizens.
The footage was shared on TikTok by Mzansi public figure DJ Sbu and shows the teenage boy being asked some complicated multiplication sums, which he takes only a few moments to figure out correctly from mental calculations without the aid of a calculator or pen and paper.
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Briefly News previously reported on the maths genius identified as Sibahle Zwane who hails from the outskirts of Johannesburg in Lenasia
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