[Paine in the Neck]

Basic algebra involving fractions and decimals stumped a group of City University of New York freshmen

Ha! Give the same test to the high school math teachers and see what you get.

[NVDave]

My shoot-from-the-lip estimate is that you’d see about a 30 to 60% failure rate.

Yes, it is that bad in many public school systems. Appallingly bad.