Math Problem - Help

I can't believe I found it on a random forum from 2009.

They really need to pull that question.

It causes the kids so much frustration!

Two out of my three ended up in tears trying to make it work.

That's where a parent can step in, have a look, tell them something is wrong with the question and to move on without worrying about it.

 

If in the example in post #5, the value of cube I could be anything, so long as the sum down and across is 20, and you can use any three numbers 3 times, not once, and the value of cube B=a=1, then

10 1 9
9 10 1
1 9 10


would work.

 

The problem states that the answer box is a square divided into 9 cubes.

You can't divide a two dimensional object into three dimensional objects (square - 2 dimensions, cube - 3 dimensions).

I know that has nothing to do with the answer, but it is making me itch.

 

and this is what second graders are doing these days? wow....When I was in 2nd grade...it think we were just doing multiplications and division....

no possible answer with the question?....then take the sheet, make an airplane and fly it around the room....

 

It reminds me of Sudoku but seems to be worded wrong. If you can only use three numbers once each you could only fill in three squares, not nine.

In Sudoku each number can be used once in each column and once in each row and that would fit in with some of the suggestions above using any three numbers between 1 and 10 that add up to 20.


Then again it is still pretty early in the morning.

 

Wow.

I hope they know that they have sweet little 7 and 8 year olds in tears over this crap.

 

Sad to say "they" probably do not care.

 

These girls will not be in the TAG class next year.

Again, this afternoon they were in tears because the workload of homework is too stressful for them.

It's a shame that the TAG class comes down to that.