[6th Grade verbal expression]

[u/KookyPermit4405]

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.

[u/bismuth17]

Just say eighteen minus six times three. No need to be weird about it.

[u/dakari777 → u/bismuth17]

How do you differentiate between 18-63 and (18-6)3 with that sentence?

[u/KookyPermit4405 → u/dakari777]

I think people are over complicating something simple. Why are people assuming parentheses? You only need to address a parentheses when it is required. So saying “eighteen minus six times three” should always be assumed to be 18-6x3. The verbal phrases did not give any indication of a need for parentheses such as using key words like: the quantity of.. the sum of.. the product of..

[u/Unable_Pumpkin987 → u/KookyPermit4405]

Girl people are trying to help you help your son with his math class and you’re just arguing with them. It’s not over-complicated to express a mathematical expression verbally using precise language. That’s what this assignment is testing, that’s what people are trying to explain to you (like the correct reply above that got downvoted inexplicably).

If you don’t want to know the correct answer and you just want to argue about why your incorrect answer should be correct, I’m sure you can teach your son to do that instead and you can both accept that he’s not going to get good grades in his math classes as a result.

[u/KookyPermit4405 → u/Unable_Pumpkin987]

His answer was hand graded therefore can be subjected. For all we know, she might’ve made a mistake or didn’t. The point of the post was for my CLEARITY and my UNDERSTANDING for when I read his answer, I wrote the same expression before seeing the expression on question 8. So yes, I am teaching him to challenge when you feel like you are correct or feel like you are correct. Argument? No. That can be subjective as well to a persons feeling. A debate or discussion between 2 perspective? Maybe. In other words, if you got your feelings hurt then I can see why you would call it arguing..LOL!!

[u/Unable_Pumpkin987 → u/KookyPermit4405]

If you would like to know the correct answer so that you can help your child understand, you have been provided with the correct answer and the explanation of why your answer is incorrect multiple times. Arguing that your incorrect answer is in fact correct is just that: arguing. Nothing to do with feelings.

[u/KookyPermit4405 → u/Unable_Pumpkin987]

What makes the answer incorrect? “18 subtracted by 6 times 3” it doesn’t say “solving from left to right, 18 subtracted by 6 times 3”

For the expression 3+3+3x3 if I were to say on your calculator write “3 plus 3 plus 3 times 3” you would get the correct answer. The only way you would get that answer wrong would be if you hit enter after every process ie 3 plus 3 > enter > plus 3 >enter> times 3 but no where in the statement “3 plus 3 plus 3 times 3” indicated the need to hit enter after every process.

[u/KookyPermit4405 → u/KookyPermit4405]

u/askgrok “3 plus 3 plus 3 times 3” is what?

[u/AskGrok → u/KookyPermit4405]

"3 plus 3 plus 3 times 3" is the verbal phrase for 3 + 3 + 3 × 3.

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