A math question aimed at children has been made viral after confusing thousands of people in the Twitter.

The problem was posted by @yawdmontweet, from Jamaica, who said the question “made his head hurt”.

The question, which garnered 1.4 million views, asked: “What is the closest time to midnight?” and offered a multiple choice answer:

  • A. 11:55 am
  • B. 12:06 am
  • C 11:50 am
  • D. 12:03 am

Dozens of social media users seemed confused by the question as many rushed to the comments with different answers.

Some people claimed the answer was “D” because it’s only three minutes away from midnight.

However, others interpreted the question differently and said it is “A” because it is closest to midnight without noticing the time specification.

Another said: “Option D is 3 minutes from midnight. All the options given were in the morning and if listed in chronological order, the closest to midnight is D”

Those who chose D were correct, because the choice 12.03 is three minutes past midnight, while 11.55 is 12 hours and 5 minutes earlier. 12.06 is six minutes later and 11.50 is 12 hours and 10 minutes earlier.

With information from Daily Mail