17-year-old Jiang Ping became famous for her high marks on an international math contest. Ping finished 12th out of 802 competitors in the Alibaba Global Mathematics Competition in June, and her score created a stir, as Ping did not attend an elite university like other competitors. However, an investigation was called as Ping seemed unfamiliar with mathematical symbols. Organizers announced that the teen had cheated by getting help from a three-time finalist. “This has exposed problems like inadequacies in the competition format and the lack of rigor in supervision,” organizers said. Around the time she scored high marks in the contest, Ping reportedly scored a 55% on a school math exam. (newser)
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