Maths Question, There Are 24 Eggs In A Box, 3/8 Of Them Are Broken So How Many Eggs Are Not?

[mk1975]

Hi, my son has maths homework and we are stuck at this question, we need to answer as a fraction and as a whole number.
if you can help us please, thanks

[douglas9401]

Arithmetic can be taught as a stand alone subject.

[pixie373]

Do we have a certain level people are allowed to ask? Postgraduate maths only, maybe?

[gness]

Ummmm...we had it recently on here with spelling....I worked for too long with children who were never going to be able to spell or do simple maths to take that attitude sitting down. Those kids were still worth a lot.
We all have talents.....to be mocked because yours may not be spelling or maths really *** me off!

Sorry for the rant, MK....it's one thing that sets me off....and to see a parent helping with homework...well good on you.....☺

[pixie373]

Yes, and even if you know, it's easy to forget things. I've remembered things with my children's homework i just haven't needed since school.

[Old_Geezer]

Wow we are a happy little group tonight :-)

[New Judge]

"What subject would you expect this to be taught in buenchico?"

When I was at school we were taught (by our maths teacher) arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, statistics etc. Yes, all maths. But if I were to ask a question about simultaneous equations I would head it "algebra". If I were to ask a question about the eight times table I would head it "arithmetic".

But it's no big deal so sorry I spoke! :-)

[Mojo-Jo-Jo]

Did you turn up to double trigonometry? Nope, you turned up for double maths.
I agree with Gness

[pixie373]

It's "maths homework". Just concerned that we'll put people off asking...

[Psybbo]

I like numbers and English, but having looked at jim360 in Science, I left in a hurry!

[gness]

It doesn't really matter what it's called does it? Maths..arithmetic or Home Ec with Sister Immaculata....a polite answer to the question was enough.

[ummmm]

I agree 100% Gness. It's rude and dismissive.

[jim360]

I'm sorry if I put you off psybbo.

In terms of this thread, I'm inclined to believe that when someone fails at Maths then it says more about the way they were taught that anything else. Interpreting a question like this should be easy -- if it's not, then more than likely it was never explained to you properly.

I'm currently tutoring a student in the Scottish equivalent of GCSE. I see the same sort of thing there... we were looking last week at quadratic equations. I gave him a problem like x^2-7x+12=0 and he could solve them fairly quickly... but later I showed him the problem "2x^2=0" and he stared blankly at it for a few seconds before offering up "2? 1?"... it's just x=0. If he can "solve" the first problem, and not the second, then it would be suggestive that, really, he has no idea what's going on and is just blindly following a procedure laid out for him by the teacher without knowing where it comes from, why it works, that sort of thing.

It seems clear that maths has been taught rather badly for some time now, if two separate generations have been stumped by a problem that needn't be difficult. I hope this doesn't come across as disrespectful.

[Old_Geezer]

See what you do to the poor so & so when you leave out the x term and offset !

[tamborine]

Arithmetic is numbers, maths is theory

http://www.mathmedia.com/whatisdifbet.html

[Psybbo]

jim360, you scare me xxx

[Baldric]

The correct and unbiased answer to your question is 15.

[Psybbo]

Baldric, your answer is incomplete!

[jim360]

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