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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]  [b]Don't forth graders worry that one of the seats in the five passenger car is the driver?  Hmm, the answers work out the same whether or not you eliminate a driver from the seat count.  So the test writer thought this might be a point of confusion and they decided not to state it more clearly?  Again, that just penalizes the student who notices the ambiguity and hunts for clarification or takes time to check that drivers don't make a difference.[/b]

Don't sell your son (or yourself short), this was just garbage designed to distract.  Good riddance.[/quote]

the question is not poorly worded, it's just that you don't know how to solve a fifth(?) grade problem, it appears. the only math that is relevant for everyday life (a dumbest possible criticism that you keep repeating as somehow devastating) is dealing with money, clock and measures. all that is trivial and should have been mastered by grade 3 at the latest. but elementary school. lmath is much more than that - it's a building block for math proficiency which is a foundation for many fields and career (not that you know anything about it). according to you trigonometry or differential equations should not be taught because nobody needs them when they go out to eat.

the language is very precise, it's just that you are bad at math, don't feel like solving the problem (and yes, sometimes, not all too infrequently, math problem require you do find multiple solutions by going through all possible combination. not necessary fun but a necessary skill). yet here you are pronouncing on what needs to be tested. i don't care who wrote the test and what they are doing now pfff[/quote]

While I generally like the intent of PARCC (and the type of questions), the wording of this particular question is definitely ambiguous as stated by the earlier poster. If you think it is not, you might want to talk to kids who really enjoy creative problem solving or solving puzzles in general. Seats does not equal passengers. And at fourth/fifth grade levels, it does not matter if the answer a kid arrives at will still be same - what matters is the unnecessary confusion and waste of time.[/quote]

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