Overview

• Bobby Seagull’s Threads post of a 7-year-old’s baking schedule problem has drawn over 117,000 views and ignited debate across Instagram, Facebook, X and TikTok.
• The printed question states that cake bakes from 11:00 to 11:30 and brownies from 11:10 to 11:35 but omits details on oven availability and exact bake overlaps.
• Online contributors offered conflicting readings of “25 to 12” versus “half past” phrasing, underscoring how base-60 conventions can trip up learners.
• Curriculum developer Caroline Farkas argues the lack of clarifying information makes the problem unsolvable and turns it into a valuable classroom discussion starter.
• No clarification has been issued by the originating school or quiz author, keeping the puzzle open-ended and reinforcing its role as a pedagogical prompt.