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2nd grade math homework - what is the correct answer?
Posted on 2/4/18 at 7:37 am
Posted on 2/4/18 at 7:37 am
I'll be back later in this thread to update after many have given their response.
This post was edited on 2/4/18 at 7:38 am
34
Posted on 2/4/18 at 7:38 am to Will Cover
Link is just like you..... sucky
Posted on 2/4/18 at 7:40 am to Will Cover
36?
Eta: I’m dumb
Eta: I’m dumb
This post was edited on 2/4/18 at 7:43 am
Posted on 2/4/18 at 7:40 am to Will Cover
Nein
Posted on 2/4/18 at 7:40 am to Will Cover
42.5
This post was edited on 2/4/18 at 7:44 am
Posted on 2/4/18 at 7:41 am to TigerFanInSouthland
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Angie posted the question to Facebook on January 24, 2018, and it quickly racked up a lot of comments.
Almost nobody could figure out the answer!
No correct answers thus far.
Posted on 2/4/18 at 7:42 am to Will Cover
The mom is his doctor
Posted on 2/4/18 at 7:42 am to Will Cover
43
Posted on 2/4/18 at 7:42 am to windshieldman
Yep I say 36 also
Posted on 2/4/18 at 7:43 am to rondo
Eta.... it's clearly 42.5 small dogs
Posted on 2/4/18 at 7:44 am to Will Cover
42 but I think there's medium dog they forgot to mention
Posted on 2/4/18 at 7:44 am to flvelo12
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Many people immediately think the solution is 36, but that’s actually not correct.
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Adults everywhere are completely confused by this second grader’s math homework.
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Okay, so why isn’t the answer 36? Well, because there are 36 more small dogs than large dogs.
So if there are 13 large dogs and 36 small dogs, that does equal 49 — but there are only 23 more small dogs than large dogs.
Unfortunately, the teacher was out, and the sub didn’t have the answers for the homework!
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A few days later, Angie updated everyone on what the teacher had to say: even she couldn’t figure it out!
Finally, five days later, Angie got an answer from the school district. Scroll down to find out the correct solution!
The big reveal coming up ...
Posted on 2/4/18 at 7:45 am to Will Cover
42:6 is 48, 43:7 is 50
This some joke?
This some joke?
Posted on 2/4/18 at 7:45 am to Will Cover
The problem is faulty bc you can't have a 1/2 dog. 6 large, 43 small or 7 large, 42 small.
Posted on 2/4/18 at 7:46 am to Will Cover
There are 43 small dogs and 6 big dogs
Unless we are going to break a dog
Unless we are going to break a dog
This post was edited on 2/4/18 at 7:47 am
Posted on 2/4/18 at 7:46 am to Will Cover
Large dogs are “x”
x + (x + 36) = 49
2x + 36 = 49
2x = 13
x = 6.5
x + 36 = 42.5 (small dogs)
Now, obviously, this can’t work since there’s no such thing as half a dog. So it’s a shite word problem.
x + (x + 36) = 49
2x + 36 = 49
2x = 13
x = 6.5
x + 36 = 42.5 (small dogs)
Now, obviously, this can’t work since there’s no such thing as half a dog. So it’s a shite word problem.
Posted on 2/4/18 at 7:46 am to Will Cover
Oh I bet it’s a clickbait slide show from Facebook
Posted on 2/4/18 at 7:46 am to SamuelClemens
Weiner dog?
Posted on 2/4/18 at 7:46 am to TigerFanInSouthland
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TigerFanInSouthland
Nice edit after Googling.
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Drumroll please… The answer is: 6.5 large dogs and 42.5 small dogs!
Yes, apparently there are half dogs in this crazy math problem.
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Here’s the math behind the problem. What you’re doing is trying to solve for x. Think of large dogs as “x” and small dogs as “y.”
49 = x+y and y = x+36
So, combine the two equations and you get:
49 = x + x+36
49 = 2x+36
13 = 2x
x = 6.5
y = 42.5
Posted on 2/4/18 at 7:47 am to Will Cover
42.5
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