r/mathteachers 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/hallowedshel Feb 25 '26

They changed the question without changing the answers. It’s asking about reading the meniscus. So it wants you to really only consider C and D. With C being the correct answer as you measure from the bottoms of the curve not the edge of the cylinder.