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Re:What's the largest number you can represent with 3 digits... by jacquesm on Sunday March 20, 2016 @04:03PM (#11324398)
Well, yes. Assuming the story is true in the first place. And if we believe the story - might as well, the guy is out there with his full name in view - then he did give them the option.

Now about whether or not it is true or not, a girl in my class was the only one to get a particular test question right (math as well). The problem was that that test had already been administered to all the other classes and nobody got it right so it was decided to drop that question from the final grading. And then she answered it right. That test comprised 10 questions, with a 'base' of 1 point for showing up so she actually scored an '11' on a scale of 1 to 10. She had to fight for that too, this stuff occasionally does happen.

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Re:What's the largest number you can represent with 3 digits... by Mithaldu on Sunday March 20, 2016 @05:53PM (#11324851)
Yes, that is the core here.

He asked: Mark my daughter's answer as correct.

They said: We can either: Mark her wrong, everyone else right; or mark her right and everyone else wrong.

He said: Well if you don't want to just mark her right and everyone else too, if you can't accept that the question may have multiple answers, then do what you must.

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