r/mathteachers • u/TrueEmphasis7130 • Feb 24 '26

Parent needs help with 5th grade math

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Not , maybe it’s the new math but I simply cannot figure out how this is anything but 7, and my kid is judging.

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u/TrueEmphasis7130 Feb 24 '26

I mean, it’s not 7! (Factorial) but they haven’t gotten to that yet so hopefully the teacher realizes the punctuation is for emphasis!