Comment on Kid gave a reasonable answer without all the math bullshit
kautau@lemmy.world 4 days agoEven if it is purely a math question though, it never specifies “Their pizzas are the same size.” The student literally answered how this is possible in a reasonable way that satisfies the mathematical requirements, when the teacher is expecting an impossible answer of “it’s not” after saying in this scenario that Marty did in fact eat more.
squaresinger@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Yeah, if the question was “Is this possible?” then the teacher’s answer would be reasonable.
But the “how” in the question implicates that it’s actually factual and the student should come of with an explanation how. Which they did perfectly.
OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Both of your questions would be satisfied by the student’s answer though
squaresinger@lemmy.world 4 days ago
True, even with the “Is this possible?” the student’s answer should have been ok. But with the “how” the teacher’s answer is plainly wrong.