| What do you do normally after working out a | | | | Find the sum of the largest two digit prime |
| math problem? You rush to look for the | | | | number and the smallest two digit prime |
| answer, to make sure that you have done it | | | | number. |
| the right way. The feeling of immense joy you | | | | |
| get when you find that you have got it right | | | | The correct answer is 97 + 11 = 108. |
| is something beyond words could describe! So, | | | | |
| math answers are a source of excitement, | | | | Now, if a student writes it as 18, then it is |
| happiness and a feeling of achievement! | | | | obvious that he did an error in addition. |
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| You find math answers in almost all the math | | | | If the student writes the answer as 109, then |
| text books. Math answers are provided for | | | | it could be due to the reason that he / she |
| online tutorials too. | | | | did not understand the question or has no |
| | | | idea of prime numbers. That is, he/ she got |
| Where math answers are a source of pleasure | | | | the answer by taking the largest and smallest |
| for a smart math student, what about the case | | | | two digit numbers. (99 + 10 = 109) |
| of a student who lacks the basic math skills? | | | | |
| Of course, for such a student, it is an | | | | And what could you infer if the answer is |
| unwanted or the most feared area. But those | | | | 1067? |
| students need not worry. Math skills could be | | | | |
| acquired through practice. Always remember, | | | | Simple… The student has taken the |
| "Practice makes perfect!" If you devote at | | | | numbers correctly, but did multiplication |
| least one hour everyday on math, you are sure | | | | instead of addition. |
| to become a little math master in due course. | | | | |
| Then math answers would not be a nightmare | | | | So, the wrong math answers could lead to find |
| for you. | | | | out why the student went wrong or what is |
| | | | that he/she does not know. Thus, analyzing |
| There is another interesting feature about | | | | the math answers could guide a teacher to |
| math answers. For most of the math problems, | | | | find out the weakness of the student. The |
| there would be only one right answer. At the | | | | teacher would be able to guide the student |
| same time, there could be many wrong answers. | | | | properly on supplementing his/ her math |
| | | | skills by taking suitable remedial measures |
| Let us have a quick look at a math question. | | | | to reinforce the concepts the student is |
| | | | lacking. |