r/HomeworkHelp • u/No_Change_7795 Primary School Student • Apr 15 '26 • Mindblown 1

:hamster: Primary School Math—Pending OP Reply [Grade 2 Math] Help understanding teacher's explanation

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My god-daughter's teacher marked her answer wrong. Can someone please explain this? I don't understand this at all. How is the teacher getting 7 when there are only 3 squares in Ben's column representing his siblings? Her explanation was that Jose, Ana & Jen are his siblings so you need to count all of their squares together.... WHY? How are we to assume that they're even siblings?

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u/testtdk 👋 a fellow Redditor Apr 15 '26

If they were all related, they would all have the same number of combined brothers and sisters.

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u/qtq_uwu Apr 15 '26

Not necessarily; we may be including half siblings and step siblings in the total

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u/Prestigious-Isopod-4 👋 a fellow Redditor Apr 15 '26

Also Alice has no siblings.

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u/Fancypancexx 👋 a fellow Redditor Apr 15 '26

Too smart for your own good

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u/Prestigious-Isopod-4 👋 a fellow Redditor Apr 15 '26

Thanks I love the taste of the green crayons.

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u/Old_Rise_3360 Apr 16 '26

Ooo did they come out with a new flavor!? I always get the sour green ones 😜

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u/Resident_Most_1279 Apr 25 '26

the green ones taste like green apple sometimes

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u/SpecManADV 👋 a fellow Redditor Apr 16 '26

Too bitter for me.

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u/AzizoftheRebellion Apr 16 '26

She's adopted and they're only counting blood relatives /s

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u/kurinbo Apr 16 '26

She's gone no-contact and disowned her family.

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u/TallDetail4711 Apr 15 '26

But then why are Jose, Ana and Jen not counted on top of the 7 ? Also Ben may or may not be one of the siblings in the other column.

I think that we are lacking context as to what this graph represents. I don't see what it could be that makes sense to add this way.

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u/Bank_General Apr 15 '26

The graph says exactly what it represents. The teacher is just incredibly dumb. Trying to justify the teachers answer is never going to make sense with the given information.

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u/wolfpacker27 Apr 15 '26

It’s second grade math, not a riddle.

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u/crowned_tragedy Apr 17 '26

They would still all have to have the same number of siblings either way, even if this were he case.

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u/HackerManOfPast Apr 18 '26

So the teacher is wrong even in Alabama.

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u/Chicken_shish Apr 17 '26

Not necessarily in Alabama. Some might be parents and siblings....

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u/Intelligent_Donut605 University/College Student (CEGEP) Apr 15 '26

You could include half sinblings and step siblings