Originally Posted by mountainmom2011
Originally Posted by blackcat
Unless the problem stated that they are supposed to solve it a certain way, then that doesn't make a whole lot of sense. I would take a red pen and circle the problem and put a question mark and send it back in.
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Nope, no requirements to solve it a certain way. It was a story problem and no specific directions except to put the answer in the blank space.

I thought about sending it back in with a note asking why it was marked wrong. She is not the most flexible teacher. Dd says she reminds her of the cheerleading coach from Glee.
Probably because it isn't the way it was solved in the book. The teacher doesn't really understand math and only teaches & grades exactly what the book says.

What I would do for this would be to have your child rewrite it nicely and legibly.