January 4, 2011

Are you smarter than a 3rd grader?

Abby was doing her homework this afternoon and said: "Mommy, they don't give you enough information in this question."

Here is the question: "Mary is making lemonade for lunch. There are 5 people having lunch. Each person's glass holds 9 ounces. A can of lemonade makes 32 ounces. Will Mary have enough lemonade for everyone? Explain why or why not."

She was right! How can one answer this question without knowing the amount of lemonade Mary has?

Matthew told her to give as her answer: "Yellow Dump Truck" and when the teacher asks her why she wrote that nonsense, to tell her "Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer." I gasped. Matthew snickered. Abby giggled.