Is this Common Core math question the worst math question in human history?

Daily Caller ^ | Dec 12, 2013 | Eric Owens

[Innovative]

There are also traditional word problems. Twitchy has found a word problem that may be the most egregiously awful math problem the Common Core has produced yet.

Take a look:

15. Juanita wants to give bags of stickers to her friends. She wants to give the same number of stickers to each friend. She's not sure if she needs 4 bags or 6 bags of stickers. How many stickers could she buy so there are no stickers left over?

[stormhill]

Found the following questions at that site:

1. Convert 0.2 into a fraction.
a. 1/5
b. 11/50
c. 2/9
d. 2/7

2. What is the decimal expansion of 5/6?
a. 0.(56)
b. 0.83
c. 0.56
d. 1.2

Answers and Explanations
1. C: When converting a decimal whose value repeats itself indefinitely, write the repeating digit or digits in the numerator. In this problem, the repeating digit is 2. In the denominator, place 9 for every repeating digit, then reduce the fraction to lowest terms. In this problem a single 9 is in the denominator, so the answer is 2/9. Another example is 0.‾24= 24/99=8/33

2. B: 5/6 can be rewritten as 5÷6=0.83 ?

As you can see, the answer to question 1 is nonsense (real answer is, of course, a). The answer to 2 although mathematically accurate is in the form of a question.

[firebrand]

Eek! The morons are in charge of education!

[aft_lizard]

y/x=2

y=number of bags
x=number of friends
2 because it is the lowest even number

I didn’t factor governments cut.

[Cementjungle]

Therefore, 12 is the first acceptable answer.

What happens if she has 13 friends?

[ASouthernGrl]

ROFLMAO!!! So true!

[ETL]

“X + Y = 10. Solve for X.”

X = 10 - Y

[stormhill]

Any answer is wrong because there simply isn’t enough information to solve this problem. I’m inclined to believe this is a hoax.

[Fantasywriter]

What if she has 7 friends?

[dr_lew]

Marked as required. To answer the question, I noted that Maisie's number line was 7/8 as long as Dan's, so I expanded it by 114% < 8/7 using MS paint, and noted that her jump must be greater then Dan's if both number lines are scaled to the same length. So the answer is "Maisie".

[Fantasywriter]

I think it’s a hoax too. As I mentioned above, I saw the same alleged question on another site, but featuring “Sally” giving out “balloons”. There was no link to verify it as actually originating from CC.

There’s enough wrong w CC w’out making stuff up. If anyone has a good link to the original CC question, however, then obviously it’s real. Just haven’t seen one so far.

[ETL]

Ralph Kramden, regarding Ed Norton’s answer on a math quiz:

“If you were heating your own home, and oil was 12 cents a gallon and it went up seven percent, and coal, at the same time, was $14 a ton, and that went up nine percent, well, what would you do?

What do you think Norton says? Pack up and move to Florida.”

[dr_lew]

It is stated that she has determined that she will need either 4 or 6 bags. This is then a “given”. A secret protocol, perhaps.

[stormhill]

There’s enough wrong w CC w’out making stuff up

I'd never run across CC material before but if what I've seen just now is any indication, it's a freaking nightmare.

[dr_lew]

It's at the (pdf) link in the article

[cynwoody]

To teach math effectively, you need to make it relevant to your students.

THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES HIGH SCHOOL MATH PROFICIENCY EXAM 
 
 
       NAME____________________
 
       GANG NAME______________


1. Little Johnny has an AK 47 with a 30 round clip. He
usually misses 6 out of every 10 shots and he uses 13 rounds per
drive-by shooting. How many drive-by shootings can Little Johnny
attempt before he has to reload?
 
2. Jose has 2 ounces of cocaine. If he sells an 8 ball to
Antonio for $320 and 2 grams to Juan for $85 per gram, what
is the street value of the rest of his hold?
 
3. Rufus pimps 3 hos.  If the price is $85 per trick, how
many tricks per day must each ho turn to support Rufus's
$800 per day crack habit?
 
4. Jerome wants to cut the pound of cocaine he bought for
$40,000 to make 20% profit. How many ounces will he need?
 
5. Willie gets $200 for a stolen BMW, $150 for stealing a
Corvette, and $100 for a 4x4.  If he steals 1 BMW, 2
Corvettes and 3 4x4's, how  many more Corvettes must he
have to steal to have $900? 
 
6. Raoul got 6 years for murder. He also got $10,000 for
the hit. If his common-law wife spends $100 per month, how
much money will be left when he gets out?
 
Extra credit bonus: how much more time will he get for
killing the ho that spent his money?
 
7. If an average can of spray paint covers 22 square feet
and the average letter is 3 square feet, how many letters
can be sprayed with 3 eight ounce cans of spray paint with
20% paint free?
 
8. Hector knocked up 3 girls in the gang. There are 27
girls in his gang.  What is the exact percentage of girls
Hector knocked up?
 
9. Bernie is a lookout for the gang. Bernie has a Boa
Constrictor that eats 3 small rats per week at a cost of $5
per rat. If Bernie makes $700 a week as a lookout, how many
weeks can he feed the Boa on one week's income?
 
10. Billy steals Joe's skateboard. As Billy skates away at
35 mph, Joe loads his 357 Magnum. If it takes Joe 20
seconds to load his magnum, how far away will Billy be when
he gets whacked?

[Cementjungle]

It is stated that she has determined that she will need either 4 or 6 bags.

Are the bags plastic or paper?

[ETL]

Teaching Math In 1950:
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit?

Teaching Math In 1960:
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit?

Teaching Math In 1970:
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80. Did he make a profit?

Teaching Math In 1980:
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80 and his profit is $20 Your assignment: Underline the number 20.

Teaching Math In 1990:
A logger cuts down a beautiful forest because he is selfish and inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of our woodlands. He does this so he can make a profit of $20. What do you think of this way of making a living?
(Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down their homes? (There are no wrong answers.)

http://dagnygromer.wordpress.com/2008/03/16/the-evolution-of-teaching-math-1950s-to-today/

[ETL]

“X + Y = 10. Solve for X.”

X = 10 - Y

and since Y = 10 - X, X = 10 - Y becomes

X = 10 - (10 - X)

X = 0 + X = X

X = X

lol.

[Fantasywriter]

“Nightmare” is the word for it. Here is a very well researched article that traces the CC roots straight back to radical leftism/Bill Ayres, etc.:

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/12/04/Roots-of-Common-Core-Lie-In-Association-Between-Barack-Obama-And-Bill-Ayers

[greeneyes]

LOL. Good one.