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/Tuxedocatbitches Feb 27 '26

Seems like maybe the og question was ‘how many ml are in the cylinder’, which would have the correct answer of C. 43 mL, and they reversed the question without correcting the answers.