A section of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) entrance exam from 1869 recently went viral, and many of the questions astonished social media users. 

A portion of the exam was posted on r/Damnthatsinteresting, a subreddit with 17 million members. The image, which garnered over 37,000 upvotes and 1,800 comments, stirred a discussion about how college admissions standards have changed over the past 155 years.

The algebra portion of the exam consisted of basic questions, which users found surprising, considering MIT is one of the most prestigious universities in the world today.

One of the questions says, "Solve 7x – 5y = 24, 4x – 3y = 11," which is considered a beginner algebra question in U.S. high schools today. Other questions ask prospective students to simplify two-variable expressions, also considered basic algebra.

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Many of the commentators were not impressed by the exam's questions.

"Good to know that I could have joined MIT in 1870," one Reddit user said.

"HOLY MOLY I could get into MIT back in 1869," another wrote.

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While some users found the questions surprisingly easy, others admitted they probably wouldn't have passed the exam — then or now.

"I can’t do this in 2024," one person said.

"Today I learned I’m dumb in 1869-1870 times," a different user lamented.

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Other readers noted that getting accepted to the university probably wasn't as easy as it appeared.

"This section is titled algebra," one Redditor said. "The sections titled analytical trigonometry and differential equations probably paint a different picture."

"Might be a bit easy for today's senior high schoolers, but what I like to note is that the exam is, trivially, designed to be solved with almost no calculations, as obviously calculators were not to be a thing for another century," another chimed in.

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Despite making its rounds on the Internet recently, the exam has been public for many years. In 2009, the MIT website shared an image of the test and explained the school's early history.

"Sure, MIT's acceptance rate is hovering around a record 10% right now, but back in the late 19th century, it was a different story," the post explained. "The first class of students who registered in 1865 weren't required to take formal entrance exams.

"They just needed to be ‘properly prepared’ … Fast forward a few years when, in 1869, the MIT Corporation finally decided to add qualifying exams in required subject areas, including English, Geometry, Algebra, and Arithmetic."

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Fox News Digital reached out to MIT for additional comment.

Missouri law enforcement officials arrested two men after discovering seven children between the ages of 2 to 13 and several adults in the back of a U-Haul box truck during a traffic stop on the interstate, according to reports.

KY3, a local NBC station out of Springfield, Missouri, reported that 31-year-old Shaikiem Bristol and 22-year-old Musa Omar were charged with seven counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child.

The station reported that, according to court documents, a trooper with the Missouri State Highway Patrol stopped a U-Haul box truck at about 4:30 p.m. on Sunday on Interstate 44.

Bristol allegedly told the trooper he and Omar rented a U-Haul box truck in Buffalo, New York, and drove down to Glendale, Arizona, to pick up a woman who had been kicked out of her house by her mother.

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When Bristol and Omar were pulled over, Bristol explained to the trooper that they were on their way back up to New York from Arizona.

Two women were in the passenger seat, and Bristol said they were his sister and fiancé.

The women told police a different story — that they traveled to Arizona to pick up some things and visit family.

In the court documents, the trooper noted there were conflicting stories being told by the suspects about the trip, leading the trooper to believe they were involved in criminal activity.

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When the trooper asked to search the U-Haul, Bristol reportedly gave permission and said there were beds, clothing and five adults and seven kids in the back.

The trooper called for backup and placed the women and Bristol under arrest.

To prevent anyone from running into traffic on the interstate, police transported the U-Haul to the Webster County Jail for further investigation.

During the investigation, troopers opened the back of the truck and noticed the air was warm and there was no power or air conditioning. Troopers also said there were clothes and food containers in the back, and most of the children removed from the U-Haul had dirty diapers that had not been changed for hours, police alleged.

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The occupants in the back were also reportedly sweaty because of the heat.

When questioned by troopers, Bristol allegedly said he did not know why they took the kids on the trip, knowing it was going to be hot.

"That’s why we tried to stop a lot," Bristol told police.

He explained that he and Omar tried to stop every hour and a half to two hours during the trip, so the occupants in the back would not get hot. The two men also reportedly shared driving responsibilities, police said.

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Family Services also responded to the scene.

Bristol and Omar were booked into the Webster County Jail and held without bond.