The petition has received over 1,900 signatures thus far. 'It, 'Which doesn't show information that the triangles are similar?' But all give you enough information to show that the triangles are similar.'īenjamin Catalfo, a soon-to-be junior at Ward Melville High School in East Setauket, New York, said he found a mistake on question 24 of the New York State Geometry Regents after the test was released on the website,. 'At the top of the question, it gives you a diagram, and each choice gives you more information on the triangle,' Catalfo explained. Students are given four possible answers to choose from, but Catalfo and Bernhard said that all the answers are 'sufficient' as indicated in the question. 2 is the correct answer to question 24.Īfter a diagram, question 24 reads, 'Which statement is not sufficient to prove ABC is similar to EDC?' He then scanned it and shared it online.Īccording to the scoring key and rating guide to the June 2017 geometry Regents, choice No. Benjamin Catalfo, 16, started a petition on titled: 'Mark Q.24 on the June 2017 Geometry Regents as correct' in hopes to get enough signatures to convince the New York State Education Department to re-score the exam.Īfter discovering the alleged test error in question 24, Benjamin Catalfo worked out the problem on paper, showing proof that there is no correct answer.
