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Damn Tests
So accroding to one of our kid's teachers, at every school in Massachusetts this last half-semester, it was mandated that one-third of the math grade for her class be based on the following two part test question:
"(a) If you work eight hours and are to be paid $95.76, will you be better off if you ask your boss to round your payment?
(b) If the number is rounded, what would it be rounded to?"
My daughter answered no, and her logic was, no, you are always better off being paid what you earn, neither more nor less. She then answered $95.80 to part 2, rather than $96, since they didn't ask for a rounding to the nearest dollar.
She was marked wrong on both questions.
I know the Republicans who require these tests believe you're better off with more money regardless of how you get it, but you'd think they'd at least have the precision to note what they want to round by.
The teacher said many of her best students didn't get this one, and all explained it the same way when she talked to them.
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