Math

The 5th grade math problem.
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Fifth-Grader’s ‘Confusing’ Math Problem Has Family, and Internet, Baffled

A troubling math problem that led to a “heated conversation” among one fifth-grader’s family has sparked similar debate on social media. Math differs from other subjects in that the answers students give are either definitively correct or correct. However, as a recent post shared to Reddit by a user posting under the handle u/Awecalibur shows, […]

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A first grade math question.
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Dad Having ‘Hard Time’ With First-Grade Math Homework, and He’s Not Alone

A dad in Virginia ended up turning to social media for help after becoming confused by a first-grade math problem. Math seems to be a problem for many young Americans. In 2022, the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), an initiative for measuring the levels of reading, math and science knowledge among 15-year-olds from member […]

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