Saturday, March 5, 2016

Broward County Public Schools Again!

Another gem from the BCPS Department of Mathematics, Science & Gifted.


Incorrectly perhaps?  And, by the way, what do you think about how Walt is multiplying?  That is the one of the new methods that is being taught.  Unnecessarily complicated, in my opinion.  No wonder that poor Walt got it wrong!  

Broward County Public Schools (Florida)

Supplementary Materials for FSA Testing, supplied by "BCPS Mathematics, Science & Gifted Department".  There is no correct answer.


Since you are trying to represent 10, 6 and 12 books, there is no common factor.  Even if you use half-books, you still cannot represent them all using any of the new keys.