Understanding the Math Problem: What's Half of 2 + 2?

Understanding the Math Problem: What's Half of 2 + 2?

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

6th - 7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main question posed in the video?

What is the sum of 2 + 2?

What is half of 2 + 2?

What is the product of 2 and 2?

What is the difference between 2 and 2?

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is the answer to 'What's half of 2 + 2?' not two?

Because the correct interpretation leads to a different calculation

Because the problem is unsolvable

Because 2 + 2 equals 5

Because the problem requires division first

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the correct answer to the problem 'What's half of 2 + 2?'

Two

Three

Four

One

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What common mistake do people make when solving 'What's half of 2 + 2?'?

They divide the numbers incorrectly

They subtract instead of adding

They add 2 + 2 first and then take half

They multiply before adding

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of parentheses in solving math problems?

They determine the order of operations

They have no effect on calculations

They indicate multiplication

They indicate subtraction

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does PEMDAS stand for?

Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Algebra, Subtraction

Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Statistics

Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Simplification

Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it important not to add words like 'sum' into the problem statement?

It makes the problem unsolvable

It has no effect on the solution

It makes the problem easier

It changes the mathematical operation required

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