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James_Miller comments on There are 125 sheep and 5 dogs in a flock. How old is the shepherd? / Math Education - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: James_Miller 17 October 2016 01:00:05PM *  3 points [-]

Yes, I agree. It shows children are trying to guess the teacher's password and are not doing math. Interestingly, when I asked my son this question he said you couldn't find the answer. When I asked how he knew that he said he has seen other math problems where you don't have enough information to solve.