02-05-2015, 03:17 AM
space-time wrote:
[quote=N-OS X-tasy!]
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Ah. That question is designed to teach the distributive property of multiplication, not multiplication itself.
yes, but in 3rd grade they are just now doing multiplications (I learned this in second grade) and they should tech them how to use parenthesis and the order of operations and then explain this is called "distributive property of multiplication", but that after they master multiplication tables. right now it's still too early IMHO. They are still teaching them multiplication.
I don't disagree with your opinion. You hadn't indicated until now what grade your daughter is in.