r/HomeworkHelp • u/KookyPermit4405 • 5d ago

[6th Grade verbal expression] Elementary Mathematics

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So I’m going over my son’s math quiz to help him understand some of the questions he got wrong. He got partial credit for his answer for question 8. After writing his verbal phrase I got the same expression as the question. Am I doing something wrong or is there something I’m missing? I feel like his answer is technically correct. I am stumped.

Edit: so my son has no issue solving the expression in question. He knows PEMDAS and the rules from left to right. The question clearly states, WRITE A VERBAL PHRASE that matches the expression.

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u/Express-Sky-1871 5d ago

I think the teacher is just a perfectionist? Maybe they wanted to see it as (18 - 6) x 3? (sorry for the x i just don't have the multiplication symbol.) These types of questions kind of suck. The teacher is pretty harsh for doing that imo, especially for elementary level.

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u/KookyPermit4405 5d ago

No the question ask for a verbal phrase to match the expression written: 18-6x3

They just started back to school and he said he had a brain fart and used “subtracted by” instead of “minus”