Re:A “simple” 3rd grade problem
by Jack000 on Saturday May 04, 2013 @06:07PM
(#5656476)
this was my first thought, but then I realized the teacher gave justification for his answer.
the problem is poorly formulated. The teacher would have been correct if it had said "it took 10 minutes to cut away 2 pieces from a very large board (thus resulting in 2 cuts, 3 pieces total)", whereas the student's answer assumes a single cut, which is more reasonable.
the problem is poorly formulated. The teacher would have been correct if it had said "it took 10 minutes to cut away 2 pieces from a very large board (thus resulting in 2 cuts, 3 pieces total)", whereas the student's answer assumes a single cut, which is more reasonable.