Answer’s better than the wording of the question, tbf.
The government is looking a bit nervous
But that is exactly what she would end up with
I’m here trying to work out what “the remaining quarter” is supposed to refer to.
Who is the ‘she’ in the question? Rachel or Tracey?
The answer’s 7, if Racheal was feeling generous
they said it’s not the answer they were looking for not that it’s wrong AKA the teacher agrees but can’t mark it right
Seems fair.
Which she? Tracy or Rachel? Question is ambiguous.
Wording is exceptionally poor. My answer would have been:
“There shall be no quarter for thine failure of grammar”
Proper “How tall is Imhotep?” vibes to the wording of that question
More real question:
“Rachel has 16 chocolate bars. Tracey takes 4 from her. Rachel wisely hides 8 of them because Tracey is a little thief. Tracey asks for the remaining quarter. Rachel says no and proceeds to eat the remaining quarter in front of Tracey while making yummy noises. Even though she’s feeling like she’s over doing it chocolate wise, she reminds herself that it’s important to make a point that chocolate theft does not build healthy long term relationships that lead to future chocolate sharing. How many chocolate bars did Tracey eat and how many more could you have eaten before you’d have felt sick?“
The question is just wrong, it makes no sense in its randomly written format – and is impossible to answer with maths.
So extra marks for the slap comment from me. I should be a teacher!
Tracey is the tax man
“Not the answer *I* was looking for, but you get top marks from me”
The answer is completely different depending on who “she” is referring to.
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Answer’s better than the wording of the question, tbf.
The government is looking a bit nervous
But that is exactly what she would end up with
I’m here trying to work out what “the remaining quarter” is supposed to refer to.
Who is the ‘she’ in the question? Rachel or Tracey?
The answer’s 7, if Racheal was feeling generous
they said it’s not the answer they were looking for not that it’s wrong AKA the teacher agrees but can’t mark it right
Seems fair.
Which she? Tracy or Rachel? Question is ambiguous.
Wording is exceptionally poor. My answer would have been:
“There shall be no quarter for thine failure of grammar”
Proper “How tall is Imhotep?” vibes to the wording of that question
More real question:
“Rachel has 16 chocolate bars. Tracey takes 4 from her. Rachel wisely hides 8 of them because Tracey is a little thief. Tracey asks for the remaining quarter. Rachel says no and proceeds to eat the remaining quarter in front of Tracey while making yummy noises. Even though she’s feeling like she’s over doing it chocolate wise, she reminds herself that it’s important to make a point that chocolate theft does not build healthy long term relationships that lead to future chocolate sharing. How many chocolate bars did Tracey eat and how many more could you have eaten before you’d have felt sick?“
The question is just wrong, it makes no sense in its randomly written format – and is impossible to answer with maths.
So extra marks for the slap comment from me. I should be a teacher!
Tracey is the tax man
“Not the answer *I* was looking for, but you get top marks from me”
The answer is completely different depending on who “she” is referring to.
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