Girl, 8, crowned maths champ after solving 70 equations in 5 minutes
- An eight-year-old girl, Zury Tlapanco Reyes, has wowed the world with her intelligence
- Reyes was named the Grand Champion at the 2019 International Mental Arithmetic Competition
- The little girl managed to solve 70 maths problems in five minutes
Zury Tlapanco Reyes, who hails from Mexico, is one brilliant young lady. The eight-year-old was crowned the Grand Champ at this year's International Mental Arithmetic Competition, which was hosted in China.
According to Upworthy.com, Reyes managed to solve a staggering 70 mathematical problems in just five minutes using only her brainpower.
Not only did Reyes solve all the problems in minutes without the use of a calculator, but she did not get one answer wrong.
The young maths prodigy told local media afterwards that it was her first time competing at such an event on an international level. The championships took place earlier this year in July.
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Previously, Legit.ng reported that a 12-year-old Nigerian girl, Chika Ofili, has done what many of his age mates could not achieve as he discovered a new way to divide in mathematics.
Ofili's new formula created new divisibility by seven in mathematics. His new discovery earned him an award at the TruLittle Hero award recently.
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