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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]it is so mechanical. just reading of the correct digit of a number and compare. [/quote]

So it's not a real word problem because it doesn't have much of a plot?[/quote]

Certainly not as challenging.[/quote]

So, the problem is that it is not challenging enough or that it is not real world problems?

I think the questions on those tests were pretty challenging for that age group.  I bet a lot of adults would get some of the answers wrong.

As to not being real world, seriously?  How is 432 x 52 laid out on a test real world?  Like I said, real world challenges don't have the math problem laid out for you in a number sentence.  You have to figure out the sentence from the word problem.   And not everything on a math test that has word problems have to apply to the "real world".  My real world doesn't consist of living on a farm but I'm sure I had math word problems that dealt with a farmer and some farm animals or crops.[/quote]

I couldn't care less if it is real world or not. I meant what I wrote. This is not a word problem in the true sense. A word problem involves describing a set of relationships  in words so that the students can translate them into mathematical expressions and found answers. This problem deals with knowledge about place value. Very important concept for sure. Hardly word problem worthy.[/quote]

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