Cool, tricky wording on an assignment for a child!
The question implies it is possible. If this were a question on my trade exam I’d have never let it go
Like this kid was able to conceptualize a plausible world in which the situation is possible. More critical thinking than a lot of people I’ve worked with
yeah the grader is definitely wrong on this one
Tbh this seems like ragebait
It’s working 😡
I can’t figure out what the desired answer is supposed to be? I would have answered the same as the kid.
the teacher is wrong
What is the answer to this supposed to be? The kid is right and the teacher is a pedant who clearly loves putting down their students
Yeah, the answer is that Marty’s pizza was larger than Luis’s. The teacher doesn’t understand the question. It’s a logic test (do you understand what fractions actually represent), not a math test (out of 1, which fraction is larger).
Edit: Unless it is supposed to be ‘Is this possible?’ in which case the answer is ‘no’, but I as a teacher would throw out the whole question for being too vague.
I think you’re supposed to point out that the statement is false.
How is it possible Marty ate more than Luis? Marty ate 800g of pizza out of 1200g, Luis ate 500g out of 600g. 800g > 500g thus Marty ate more pizza. Unless we’re working on Umineko rules where unless it’s purple it’s not an absolute statement, it’s coming off as if it’s a definitive statement and not part of the question. The question needs to be rewritten to state that the pizzas are the same size and to change “how is that possible?” to “Is that possible?”
My fellow teachers sometimes. If a kid is struggling with word problems it’s a matter of literacy instruction. The kid is not picking up the context of the question or he is being silly, in which case it’s not a instance where you need to be aggro underlining stuff.
🎶 I’ve been Marty and I’ve been Luis 🎶
