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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]p.s. it's not the test that's magic, it's the explanation of how to solve that I disagree with.  I would prefer they save algebra until they can teach it correctly--I learned it in 7th grade when I had a good foundation in arithmetic to be able to delve in and be successful.[/quote]

It doesn't have to be solved with algebra. I afterschool my son in Singapore Math and they start off with number bonds which are made up of whole , part, part. And the students compose and decompose numbers to see the relationship. In Singapore Math  they would have the student do bar modeling to see the relationship and solve the problem, which is far superior to just having a teacher say memorize if you see a number do this.
For example m- 53 = 154
Start of with a line that is m
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Break off 53 and you are left with 154
--------l-----------------
53.......l......154.........

If the formating works on this post it is easy to see you need to add 53 +154 to get your answer. [/quote]

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