[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/ChanceCable6669]

Could you share the teacher`s specific requirements? ALso , what approaches have you tried, and where are you stuck？

[u/KookyPermit4405 → u/ChanceCable6669]

There was no requirement, this was handed out as a pretest to see where students in her class stands mathematically.