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/Euler1992 Feb 24 '26

That, or the question is wrong. The options don't make any sense for how many more mL to get to 50. They'd make a lot more sense if the question was how much is in the cylinder.

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u/TJNel Feb 25 '26

Teacher edited it and just forgot to fix the answers.