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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your daughter has probably done MANY practice problems like the one you shared and should know to go to the most exact answer.  I understand where you are coming from, but she can complete 4.5 pots, not just 4.  In my class today (compacted 5/6), one question asked if a child earns $5.50 per hour babysitting, how many hours would it take to earn $52.25.  One of the children answered 10 hours with the same reasoning you gave above, so we discussed why that was not the most accurate response.  Like it or not, this is what is now expected from the children.[/quote]

I'd agree except for the way the word "complete" was used in the problem. In your example, if the question was, "Larla is paid $5.50 for each completed hour of babysitting. How many hours would it take to earn $52.25?"[b] I'd answer 10.[/b]

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Answering 10 on the question given would have been incorrect, which is my point.  The OP's child has done examples like this with similar wording.  Although it might sound strange, parts of pots and parts of hours need to be considered in determining the most accurate answer.  Half of a pot can be completed and should be included.  Had the child never seen an example like this then I would understand, but as I have taught the common core 4th and 5th grade curriculums- and now 6th grade- I know that the child has been exposed to plenty of similar problems and should understand what is expected of her.  I would also question whether OP's child showed the work and got the answer 4.5, but then wrote the answer as 4 complete pots.  In that case, the teacher could see that she understood the problem, could solve the question correctly, and should have been marked correctly.  If no work was shown, there is no way that the teacher can see that she knows how to correctly solve the problem.[/quote]

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