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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
the problem is that math is hard. we had the same thing in 5th grade math.
Q: a block is 2 inches wide, 3 inches tall and 4 inches deep. What is the area?
she said 12, tallXdepth. The teacher said area is always WideXTall.
Yes, that is always what area means.
Lot's of teachers barely get math so they can't really think through tihngs.
Sorry to bounce it back to union people.
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Wouldn't you want the area of all the surfaces? I think you're both wrong. It ought to be 2(2*3)+2(3*4)+2(2*4).
Actually, the teacher understood the explanations and would have thrown out at least part (a) of the question and given credit for any right answer on part (b); but education reform rules mandate that the question not only be used but be a very large part of the grade.
Is Spanky going to come along an blame legislative stupidity on the teachers as well?
