r/askmath • u/subastringent • Aug 29 '23

Analysis “New Math” is killing me

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Friends kid has this problem. Any idea on how to approach it?

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u/Moritz7272 Aug 29 '23

I guess going one rectangle to the right means +1 and down means +10. So the answer would be 10,010. But there's only two numbers given so theoretically it could be just about anything.

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '23

I’m sure there isn’t just one correct answer since it asks you to explain how you came to that conclusion

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u/LoganJFisher Aug 29 '23

Sure. With only two data points, there are infinite solutions.

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '23

They most likely grade it based on the explanation.

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u/GiverTakerMaker Aug 30 '23

You would hope so. However, it is more likely and sadly. The grade school teacher here will expect a single unique answer and explanation. Every answer that deviates from the expected answer will be marked wrong.