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Jun 24, 2019 12:00:57   #
Rathyatra Loc: Southport, United Kingdom
 
Not what was expected lol!



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Jun 24, 2019 12:38:33   #
jpgto Loc: North East Tennessee
 
Rathyatra wrote:
Not what was expected lol!



I agree!

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Jun 25, 2019 04:28:30   #
Doddy Loc: Barnard Castle-England
 
Ha Ha..love it Bill.

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Jun 25, 2019 06:36:57   #
Rathyatra Loc: Southport, United Kingdom
 
Doddy wrote:
Ha Ha..love it Bill.



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Jun 25, 2019 07:31:23   #
foathog Loc: Greensboro, NC
 
seven. LOL

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Jun 25, 2019 09:12:26   #
Bill Gordon
 
Must confess. Clueless here. Don't get it. Help?

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Jun 25, 2019 09:17:27   #
peterg Loc: Santa Rosa, CA
 
Which "she"? Rachel or Tracey?

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Jun 25, 2019 10:01:50   #
trinhqthuan Loc: gaithersburg
 
Rathyatra wrote:
Not what was expected lol!


Right answer for the question

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Jun 25, 2019 11:10:43   #
burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC
 
Rathyatra wrote:
Not what was expected lol!


In the last sentence, ‘she’ is an unclear reference pronoun! Depending on whom the writer intended to refer to, the answer could be 7 or 8!

The test designer gets the slap, and the teacher who graded that paper should get one, too (figuratively, of course!).

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Jun 25, 2019 11:47:41   #
newtoyou Loc: Eastport
 
New math, or did I miss something?
7+8=15.
Bill

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Jun 25, 2019 12:39:57   #
peterg Loc: Santa Rosa, CA
 
Just because Tracey asked for more bars doesn't mean she actually got any more.
Also, does "asks for the remaining quarter" really mean "asks for a quarter of the Rachel's remaining bars?

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Jun 25, 2019 12:40:15   #
burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC
 
I looked again. (Oops!)

If ‘she’ is Tracey, then Rachel’s 16 - 4 she gives to Tracey = 12. Then 12/4 = 3, a quarter of what Rachel has remaining. Then Tracey has 4+3, which is 7.

BUT

IF ‘she’ is Rachel, ‘she’ is left with 9.

In any case, the ambiguity of the grammar renders the problem useless unless the math teacher allows BOTH 7 and 9 as answers, and conspires with an English teacher to explain it.

If I answered 7 or 9, and either answer was marked incorrect, I would protest!

Unfortunately, too many math text authors and teachers don’t test their problems for clarity. I had an algebra II teacher in 9th grade who wrote lots of word problems just as bad as this one. She had problems with students who questioned her authority. But I was in an accelerated class, and we ALL questioned authority.

We questioned the principal about our math teacher on a regular basis, and provided a steady stream of examples of her inability to write a coherent, logical, unambiguous problem. She was gone after winter break...

So I appreciate the ‘a slap’ answer!

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Jun 25, 2019 12:49:44   #
peterg Loc: Santa Rosa, CA
 
burkphoto wrote:
But I was in an accelerated class, and we ALL questioned authority.

We questioned the principal about our math teacher on a regular basis, and provided a steady stream of examples of her inability to write a coherent, logical, unambiguous problem. She was gone after winter break...
My school taught me critical thinking. I don't think most schools teach that these days.
Also, I complained about my HS physics teacher. The next term, he was teaching 8-9th graders.

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Jun 25, 2019 13:07:15   #
newtoyou Loc: Eastport
 
burkphoto wrote:
I looked again. (Oops!)

If ‘she’ is Tracey, then Rachel’s 16 - 4 she gives to Tracey = 12. Then 12/4 = 3, a quarter of what Rachel has remaining. Then Tracey has 4+3, which is 7.

BUT

IF ‘she’ is Rachel, ‘she’ is left with 9.

In any case, the ambiguity of the grammar renders the problem useless unless the math teacher allows BOTH 7 and 9 as answers, and conspires with an English teacher to explain it.

If I answered 7 or 9, and either answer was marked incorrect, I would protest!

Unfortunately, too many math text authors and teachers don’t test their problems for clarity. I had an algebra II teacher in 9th grade who wrote lots of word problems just as bad as this one. She had problems with students who questioned her authority. But I was in an accelerated class, and we ALL questioned authority.

We questioned the principal about our math teacher on a regular basis, and provided a steady stream of examples of her inability to write a coherent, logical, unambiguous problem. She was gone after winter break...

So I appreciate the ‘a slap’ answer!
I looked again. (Oops!) br br If ‘she’ is Tracey,... (show quote)


We all probably have incompetent teacher stories. I was in the 65 grad class at Annapolis High. The girls had a Home Ech teacher that was unbathed and unwashed. I was in that room next period and complained about the stench. I got hell for being a trouble maker.
I saw no difference with my son in school. Why do students have to put up with this? Not all, thankfully, but too many teachers are sub- standard. It was my education at stake.
Bill

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Jun 25, 2019 13:19:35   #
trinhqthuan Loc: gaithersburg
 
get it right this time

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