What grade level is this math problem

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Anonymous wrote:I don't want to be that parent, but my rising 2nd grader worked on problems like this over the summer. They were in a puzzle/logic book. This can't be 6thg grade math, c'mon US Math standards can't be this low.

And my 6yo can do this easily in his head but can't read or throw a ball well or do many other things that other 6yos have talent in. And other people's 4yos taught themselves to read and still others can throw so well they can pitch to a batter. All our kids have strengths and weaknesses, no need to look for an opportunity to brag about your kids strengths when it has nothing to do with the question ask.

She is above average, she is no math genius. This is not an algebra problem, this is a simple logic problem that can be drawn out. They covered fractions in first grade, so she knows what a half is. It blows my mind that this is not being covered until 6th grade, the average kid can absolutely do this work earlier.

I would love to know where they cover fractions in first grade. They are introducing them in 3rd at my school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't want to be that parent, but my rising 2nd grader worked on problems like this over the summer. They were in a puzzle/logic book. This can't be 6thg grade math, c'mon US Math standards can't be this low.

And my 6yo can do this easily in his head but can't read or throw a ball well or do many other things that other 6yos have talent in. And other people's 4yos taught themselves to read and still others can throw so well they can pitch to a batter. All our kids have strengths and weaknesses, no need to look for an opportunity to brag about your kids strengths when it has nothing to do with the question ask.

She is above average, she is no math genius. This is not an algebra problem, this is a simple logic problem that can be drawn out. They covered fractions in first grade, so she knows what a half is. It blows my mind that this is not being covered until 6th grade, the average kid can absolutely do this work earlier.

I would love to know where they cover fractions in first grade. They are introducing them in 3rd at my school.

Our MCPS first grade covered some basic fractions (half and a quarter), but not nearly enough to do this problem.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't want to be that parent, but my rising 2nd grader worked on problems like this over the summer. They were in a puzzle/logic book. This can't be 6thg grade math, c'mon US Math standards can't be this low.

And my 6yo can do this easily in his head but can't read or throw a ball well or do many other things that other 6yos have talent in. And other people's 4yos taught themselves to read and still others can throw so well they can pitch to a batter. All our kids have strengths and weaknesses, no need to look for an opportunity to brag about your kids strengths when it has nothing to do with the question ask.

She is above average, she is no math genius. This is not an algebra problem, this is a simple logic problem that can be drawn out. They covered fractions in first grade, so she knows what a half is. It blows my mind that this is not being covered until 6th grade, the average kid can absolutely do this work earlier.

I would love to know where they cover fractions in first grade. They are introducing them in 3rd at my school.

Inexpensive Parochial School. They introduced them in K and covered more in Grade 1.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't want to be that parent, but my rising 2nd grader worked on problems like this over the summer. They were in a puzzle/logic book. This can't be 6thg grade math, c'mon US Math standards can't be this low.

And my 6yo can do this easily in his head but can't read or throw a ball well or do many other things that other 6yos have talent in. And other people's 4yos taught themselves to read and still others can throw so well they can pitch to a batter. All our kids have strengths and weaknesses, no need to look for an opportunity to brag about your kids strengths when it has nothing to do with the question ask.

She is above average, she is no math genius. This is not an algebra problem, this is a simple logic problem that can be drawn out. They covered fractions in first grade, so she knows what a half is. It blows my mind that this is not being covered until 6th grade, the average kid can absolutely do this work earlier.

I would love to know where they cover fractions in first grade. They are introducing them in 3rd at my school.

Our MCPS first grade covered some basic fractions (half and a quarter), but not nearly enough to do this problem.

Actually, that's all you need for this problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't want to be that parent, but my rising 2nd grader worked on problems like this over the summer. They were in a puzzle/logic book. This can't be 6thg grade math, c'mon US Math standards can't be this low.

And my 6yo can do this easily in his head but can't read or throw a ball well or do many other things that other 6yos have talent in. And other people's 4yos taught themselves to read and still others can throw so well they can pitch to a batter. All our kids have strengths and weaknesses, no need to look for an opportunity to brag about your kids strengths when it has nothing to do with the question ask.

She is above average, she is no math genius. This is not an algebra problem, this is a simple logic problem that can be drawn out. They covered fractions in first grade, so she knows what a half is. It blows my mind that this is not being covered until 6th grade, the average kid can absolutely do this work earlier.

You don’t have to be a math genius to solve this problem, you just have to have a certain type of brain for visualizing the world. Some kids have it and can do this problem about as early as they can read it. Kids who need to be taught this kind of thing in a structured way because they can’t visualize/mentally understand the problem intuitively have to learn a bunch of other things too/first. Same goes for learning to pitch and critiquing a poem and playing a tune on the piano. The range different kids can pick these skills up is widely variable but most of them can do all of the above by middle school if they receive consistent support and instruction. You’re being ingenuous here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't want to be that parent, but my rising 2nd grader worked on problems like this over the summer. They were in a puzzle/logic book. This can't be 6thg grade math, c'mon US Math standards can't be this low.

And my 6yo can do this easily in his head but can't read or throw a ball well or do many other things that other 6yos have talent in. And other people's 4yos taught themselves to read and still others can throw so well they can pitch to a batter. All our kids have strengths and weaknesses, no need to look for an opportunity to brag about your kids strengths when it has nothing to do with the question ask.

She is above average, she is no math genius. This is not an algebra problem, this is a simple logic problem that can be drawn out. They covered fractions in first grade, so she knows what a half is. It blows my mind that this is not being covered until 6th grade, the average kid can absolutely do this work earlier.

I would love to know where they cover fractions in first grade. They are introducing them in 3rd at my school.

Inexpensive Parochial School. They introduced them in K and covered more in Grade 1.

Give me a break. No f'ing way they were doing fractions in K.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't want to be that parent, but my rising 2nd grader worked on problems like this over the summer. They were in a puzzle/logic book. This can't be 6thg grade math, c'mon US Math standards can't be this low.

And my 6yo can do this easily in his head but can't read or throw a ball well or do many other things that other 6yos have talent in. And other people's 4yos taught themselves to read and still others can throw so well they can pitch to a batter. All our kids have strengths and weaknesses, no need to look for an opportunity to brag about your kids strengths when it has nothing to do with the question ask.

She is above average, she is no math genius. This is not an algebra problem, this is a simple logic problem that can be drawn out. They covered fractions in first grade, so she knows what a half is. It blows my mind that this is not being covered until 6th grade, the average kid can absolutely do this work earlier.

I would love to know where they cover fractions in first grade. They are introducing them in 3rd at my school.

Inexpensive Parochial School. They introduced them in K and covered more in Grade 1.

You’re a blow hard

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Depends on traffic

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't want to be that parent, but my rising 2nd grader worked on problems like this over the summer. They were in a puzzle/logic book. This can't be 6thg grade math, c'mon US Math standards can't be this low.

If you don't want to be that parent, maybe... don't be.

[Anonymous]

Wow some of you are real idiots. Why don't you do some research and look up the state standards instead of bragging to strangers about what your first grader can do? GMAFB.

[Anonymous]

I’d rather be famous instead

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't want to be that parent, but my rising 2nd grader worked on problems like this over the summer. They were in a puzzle/logic book. This can't be 6thg grade math, c'mon US Math standards can't be this low.

And my 6yo can do this easily in his head but can't read or throw a ball well or do many other things that other 6yos have talent in. And other people's 4yos taught themselves to read and still others can throw so well they can pitch to a batter. All our kids have strengths and weaknesses, no need to look for an opportunity to brag about your kids strengths when it has nothing to do with the question ask.

She is above average, she is no math genius. This is not an algebra problem, this is a simple logic problem that can be drawn out. They covered fractions in first grade, so she knows what a half is. It blows my mind that this is not being covered until 6th grade, the average kid can absolutely do this work earlier.

Sure, maybe a 1st or 2nd grader could solve it as a drawn out logic problem.
But that wasn't the question. The question is what grade level is it as a MATH problem.
My 6th grader (regular smart kid, not crazy advanced) is doing ratios right now in school - it's a tiny bit of new stuff and mostly review this time of year. I can absolutely see this as one of her easier homework problems. But she wouldn't solve it as a drawn out logic problem. She'd solve it as a math ratio problem involving decimals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't want to be that parent, but my rising 2nd grader worked on problems like this over the summer. They were in a puzzle/logic book. This can't be 6thg grade math, c'mon US Math standards can't be this low.

And my 6yo can do this easily in his head but can't read or throw a ball well or do many other things that other 6yos have talent in. And other people's 4yos taught themselves to read and still others can throw so well they can pitch to a batter. All our kids have strengths and weaknesses, no need to look for an opportunity to brag about your kids strengths when it has nothing to do with the question ask.

She is above average, she is no math genius. This is not an algebra problem, this is a simple logic problem that can be drawn out. They covered fractions in first grade, so she knows what a half is. It blows my mind that this is not being covered until 6th grade, the average kid can absolutely do this work earlier.

You don’t have to be a math genius to solve this problem, you just have to have a certain type of brain for visualizing the world. Some kids have it and can do this problem about as early as they can read it. Kids who need to be taught this kind of thing in a structured way because they can’t visualize/mentally understand the problem intuitively have to learn a bunch of other things too/first. Same goes for learning to pitch and critiquing a poem and playing a tune on the piano. The range different kids can pick these skills up is widely variable but most of them can do all of the above by middle school if they receive consistent support and instruction. You’re being ingenuous here.

Maybe i am being ingenious, i'm not an educator, but US kids rank 38th worldwide in Math proficiency. Clearly this stuff is being covered earlier and more sucessfully in dozens of countries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't want to be that parent, but my rising 2nd grader worked on problems like this over the summer. They were in a puzzle/logic book. This can't be 6thg grade math, c'mon US Math standards can't be this low.

And my 6yo can do this easily in his head but can't read or throw a ball well or do many other things that other 6yos have talent in. And other people's 4yos taught themselves to read and still others can throw so well they can pitch to a batter. All our kids have strengths and weaknesses, no need to look for an opportunity to brag about your kids strengths when it has nothing to do with the question ask.

She is above average, she is no math genius. This is not an algebra problem, this is a simple logic problem that can be drawn out. They covered fractions in first grade, so she knows what a half is. It blows my mind that this is not being covered until 6th grade, the average kid can absolutely do this work earlier.

I would love to know where they cover fractions in first grade. They are introducing them in 3rd at my school.

Inexpensive Parochial School. They introduced them in K and covered more in Grade 1.

Give me a break. No f'ing way they were doing fractions in K.

DP. Very much depends on the school. My daughter went to Montessori, and yes was introduced to fractions by K (might have been earlier). She was not taught operations involving fractions until later.

However, OP very specifically said that she's looking for grade level where these sort of problems are introduced, which is typically not K or 1st grade. These are usually introduced in the context of ratios, and since it involves fractional operations, others are correct that it's likely at least a 5th grade problem.

[Anonymous]

5th grade is my guess.