Think You’re Smart? Can You Do A 7 Year Olds Homework?

[JonW]

For a) I would just draw two 100 counters.

for b) I echo Newton’s answer

 

[2b1ask1]

I can’t decipher that what’s your answer to
A and b

cheeky!

I’m in a muddy field in a storm so answer on a soggy bit of scrap paper or the dog ate my homework Sir...

a) yes one of each value in each pile.

b) yes pile 1; 2 x 100, 4 x 10’s, 3 x 1’s

pile 2; 1 x 100, 13 x 10’s, 13 x 1’s

 

[Hawk13]

I gave up helping my kids with their junior shook homework as the questions were so poorly written and could be misunderstood.

Agreed. I even went to see the headteacher to complain about the standards when my youngest was at school. Poor grammer, ambiguous questoions and in some cases, information that was plain wrong.

My favourite example of this was going into school and asking the teacher to explain to my son correctly why his magnet did not stick to an aluminium can when she had told the class of 10 year olds that magnets stick to metal

 

[GeoffCapes]

Google it!

 

[Wattie]

Agreed. I even went to see the headteacher to complain about the standards when my youngest was at school. Poor grammer, ambiguous questoions and in some cases, information that was plain wrong.

My favourite example of this was going into school and asking the teacher to explain to my son correctly why his magnet did not stick to an aluminium can when she had told the class of 10 year olds that magnets stick to metal

Perhaps they Were being prepared for a career in politics?

 

[Wattie]

Ok fellas of the brightest minds. Well done for having a go. Apparently,

I cannot fathom A.

Boy's Year 2 maths homework stumps professor - but can YOU solve it?

A mum has begged for help with her 7-year-old son's maths homework, which has even baffled a professor with a PHD in maths.



Read in 7NEWS.com.au: https://apple.news/ARmvuBTEtTnGoCjz04EVnpQ

 

[Wattie]

My daughters 6 in 3 weeks. I am already in a world of pain- and that’s before puberty.
Still, it’s comforting to know that in some far off part of the world there are others I thought would have nailed this -as useless as I am

Oh god, what am I gonna do with algebra.

 

[dickygrace]

I gave up helping my kids with their junior school homework as the questions were so poorly written and could be misunderstood.

I gave up being a teacher when the ESTYN Inspector asked me what a certain acronym stood for and she didn’t know the answer to her own question. Initial Teacher Training standards and the inspectorate are having negative effects on the education system.

 

[Wattie]

I gave up being a teacher when the ESTYN Inspector asked me what a certain acronym stood for and she didn’t know the answer to her own question. Initial Teacher Training standards and the inspectorate are having negative effects on the education system.

Can anyone figure out A knowing the answer.

Dicky, as good as teaching is, selling quality Maseratis is much more fun and u do it well.

 

[Oneball]

According to this the correct answer for A is any 3 digit number that can be made twice with the counters.

Maths PhD can't solve this question for seven year olds - so can YOU?

Now we’re obviously comparing Aussies with the Daily Mail so possible both are wrong.

 

[midlifecrisis]

I gave up being a teacher when the ESTYN Inspector asked me what a certain acronym stood for and she didn’t know the answer to her own question. Initial Teacher Training standards and the inspectorate are having negative effects on the education system.

That's just rubbish Assessing.
In my world we have a set of questions to ask an engineer, they've been through a 'board' to check that they are at the correct level and that the answer is correct. Money rides on it so we have to be precise otherwise the whole 'Assessment' Procedure is flawed.

 

[2b1ask1]

Ok fellas of the brightest minds. Well done for having a go. Apparently,
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I cannot fathom A.

Boy's Year 2 maths homework stumps professor - but can YOU solve it?

A mum has begged for help with her 7-year-old son's maths homework, which has even baffled a professor with a PHD in maths.



Read in 7NEWS.com.au: https://apple.news/ARmvuBTEtTnGoCjz04EVnpQ

AN answer for A is 172 but there are many correct answers the way the question is asked.

 

[Wattie]

AN answer for A is 172 but there are many correct answers the way the question is asked.

Listen I got B but they seem fairly specific on A.
Dunno how a 7 year old is meant to understand

 

[ScottH]

It’s not even the highest total with equal counters in each pile

 

[JonW]

comparing Aussies with the Daily Mail

this sounds like fun...

how are they similar and how are they different.... Discuss?

 

[zagatoes30]

The are lots of answers to A, even if you assume 3 different digits and equal coin stacks of which 172 is one. If you split the coins into equal stacks and throw away the remainder you have 2 100s, 16 10s and 16 1s. Splitting these equally gives you numerous answers

123, 132, 134, 143, 145, 154 etc. etc right up to 187

 

[dem maser]

I gave up trying to help my 8 year old with her division’s the other day.....so hard

i styled it out so she didn’t think daddy is a quitter and challenged her to Mario Kart for a “break” haha