8 Year Old's Maths Question

[Deleted member 26715]

Grandson has the following question

1846

Q. What is the value of the underlined number
A. We think 800

But with no reference or examples are we leading him incorrect?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Yes that’d be right, in the context shown, for an 8 year old. What did he think as he’s meant to answer it not you? Being told the answer means he won’t necessarily learn why and how to work it out himself.

 

[biggs682]

8 as only number underlined.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Yes that’d be right, in the context shown, for an 8 year old. What did he think as he’s meant to answer it not you? Being told the answer means he won’t necessarily learn why and how to work it out himself.

He didn't know as he didn't understand the question, neither did his mother, hence why I was asked, once we worked out what we thought which he understood, there was 9 others for him to workout. No idea if he's done them yet as I wanted to ensure we had interrupted the question correctly.

Unfortunately we are getting ZERO support from the school, the other school in the village is actively sending out worksheets & homework, suggested websites, suggested programs etc, his school are not even responding to emails.

 

[Archie_tect]

He didn't know as he didn't understand the question, neither did his mother, hence why I was asked, once we worked out what we thought which he understood, there was 9 others for him to workout. No idea if he's done them yet as I wanted to ensure we had interrupted the question correctly.

Unfortunately we are getting ZERO support from the school, the other school in the village is actively sending out worksheets & homework, suggested websites, suggested programs etc, his school are not even responding to emails.

There should be a comma after the thousand though!

 

[sleuthey]

Grandson has the following question

1846

Q. What is the value of the underlined number
A. We think 800

But with no reference or examples are we leading him incorrect?

@Phaeton , my wife is a Maths teacher and I asked her on your behalf. She says 800 is the value.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

@Phaeton , my wife is a Maths teacher and I asked her on your behalf. She says 800 is the value.

Thank you, as with most things understanding the question is half the battle

 

[PK99]

Grandson has the following question

1846

Q. What is the value of the underlined number
A. We think 800

But with no reference or examples are we leading him incorrect?

You are correct.

Place value explained for parents here:

https://www.theschoolrun.com/what-place-value

 

[fossyant]

8 as only number underlined.

Detention for you !

 

[Deleted member 26715]

You are correct.

Place value explained for parents here:

https://www.theschoolrun.com/what-place-value

Again Thank you, but that link has also highlighted another question, I remember, Thousands, Hundreds, Tens, Units, our Grandson has been taught Thousands, Hundreds, Tens, Ones,

I know it's a very minor thing, but we are trying to stay as consistent with his existing teaching that we can

Edit:- Thank you for the website, I've forwarded it to my daughter, she may or may not know about it already.

 

[screenman]

@Phaeton , my wife is a Maths teacher and I asked her on your behalf. She says 800 is the value.

Two of our boys are maths teacher's, you just saved me a job.

 

[Easytigers]

Hi there! I’m a teacher and you’re right to be using ones rather than units :-)

 

[Beebo]

8 as only number underlined.

It’s not a trick question, they are teaching children how a long number is made up.
1000
800
40
6

 

[Dave7]

You are correct.

Place value explained for parents here:

https://www.theschoolrun.com/what-place-value

Thanks for posting that link.
As an old fart I have never even heard of place values.
I will read the rest of that link later.

 

[MartinQ]

Again Thank you, but that link has also highlighted another question, I remember, Thousands, Hundreds, Tens, Units, our Grandson has been taught Thousands, Hundreds, Tens, Ones,

I know it's a very minor thing, but we are trying to stay as consistent with his existing teaching that we can

Edit:- Thank you for the website, I've forwarded it to my daughter, she may or may not know about it already.

Units are m/s or mph.
Ones makes more sense
You have 6 ones and 4 tens and 8 hundreds etc.