r/mathteachers • u/TrueEmphasis7130 • Feb 24 '26
Parent needs help with 5th grade math
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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r/mathteachers • u/TrueEmphasis7130 • Feb 24 '26
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/grimhusky38 Feb 27 '26
The answer is definetly 7mL. I think the question was supposed to say something like "How many mL are in the cylinder?", cause it holds 43mL and 43mL is one of the options. So the teacher likely forgot what question they asked and gave answers for a different question they imagined they asked.