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Re: Help me solve this 3rd grade math problem

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Student is given numbers and signs. The student is to combine the numbers and signs to get a solution that is an answer choice.

Example: 1 2 3 - x

Choices: 1; 2; 3; 4; 6

Instructions do not state that the student must use ALL of the given numbers and signs.

At a 3rd grade level, it very well may be that this is a function of how creative the student can get with his/her combination of these numbers/signs to come up with one of the answers.

How many different ways can the student come up with the answer of 1 (etc) using any form of combination possibilities... and not necessarily using all of the numbers/signs...

That's how I would approach this if my son were given this assignment...
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