The question literally says “Marty ate more pizza”. It’s a foundational fact that you’re given as a part of the problem. If the answer was the say “Actually, no he didn’t” then you might as well answer “No, he actually at 1/6 of his pizza”.
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RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Is there any reason at face value why the teacher’s answer is correct? From my perspective the teacher is an idiot and missing some basic math skills.
infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 10 months ago
Artemis_Mystique@lemmy.ml 10 months ago
no way “marty ate more” with the information given.
that is the ‘Expected’ answer
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 10 months ago
So this is sort of a true/false math problem given to us, the viewer, out of context.
infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 10 months ago
How is that possible?
“False”
🤷♂️
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 10 months ago
By stating the answer given by the problem is wrong, and “showing the work” to demonstrate why it’s wrong.
remon@ani.social 10 months ago
No. Within the parameters of the question it IS possible and the kid gave the correct answer.
A small fraction of X can have a bigger absolute value then a large fraction of Y when X is suffienctly larger then Y.
GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 9 months ago
This is likely a question about some topic on reasonable questions and answers, rather than a maths question.
humorlessrepost@lemmy.world 9 months ago
If I saw two people order different sizes of pizzas, my mind wouldn’t be blown, and nobody would consider the situation unreasonable.
GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Except it never mentions the size of the pizzas. That’s something you are adding to the situation.