Here is a fun little Math problem...
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2 cows, 10 chickens. 2 cows = 8 legs, 10 chickens = 20 legs. I would like to have chickens at my house. Kaylee
ReplyDeleteThis is really a trick question because there are a several options that could be the answer. For example. there could also be four cows and four chickens, or three cows and six chickens. There is no definite answer.
ReplyDeleteThank you for solving this problem, Anika. Your answers are both correct if there were 24 legs in all. You are also correct that some questions can be tricky when there is more than one correct answer. Math problems which may have several acceptable answers are often my preferred kind. My reasoning for this is because a good question is one that students don't know the answer to and require a different level of understanding, thinking and problem solving. Often questions with just one right answer can be completed without thought by using an algorithm, and with no understanding at all.
ReplyDeleteSo since I am on the topic of questions having multiple answers and I have just been notified that some colleagues are stopping for coffee and word has it that there is a box of chocolates in the staffroom, I pose this question to anyone reading this post.
Design some rectangular chocolate boxes that can hold thirty-six chocolates.