Daniel has 3 goats. He loves his goats very much. However, his goats only have 2 legs. Daniel decides it's time to sell his disabled goats. He goes to a market and tries to barter with the man there The man does not want to buy his goats, because they are disabled. But Daniel really needs to sell the goats. Daniel decides that he needs to take drastic measures. He pulls out six kittens, and offers them to the man. The man is puzzled. He could get a profit on the kittens, depending on how much he buys them for. The Merchant decides to buy Daniel's goats and kittens for a total of 18 dollars. Daniel counts his money, and wonders how much his goats were worth.
After doing lots of math, taught to him by the amazing Michael Jobe, Daniel comes to a conclusion that A goat is worth 8 dollars, but since his were half-goats, they were worth only 4 dollars. His kittens were worth one dollar each. Daniel leaves the market happy
Daniel has 3 goats. His goats were born with lopsided-random-two-legatitis, a rare disease which causes the goats to only have 2 legs. One day, a farmer visits his house and offers him money for his goats. The farmer also wants to buy 6 of Daniel’s chickens. The farmer offers him 18 dollars for all his animals, which is less money than usual, due to the goats having only 2 legs. Before Daniels accepts to the offer, he needs to find out how much one of his goats are worth.
Can you help Daniel find out how much a normal goat is worth? Since his were half-goats, how much are they worth?
Firstly G in an unknown not a goat, secondly this is a story not a word equation, Thirdly all the numbers should be the same thing not all different things, Fourthly how do you know how much each animal is worth as it is not in your equation.
The idea is creative but the word problem is a bit too complex and it's hard to understand. Keep that same idea as its brilliant but we recommend you make it simpler and more concise.
Also, there is no specific question to the problem so it's just a bunch of facts and nothing to solve/ it is not an equation. And what does "g" stand for? Isn't that supposed to be unknown?
First of all, there is no question. The reader should be solving for G, which is a little confusing. It appears as though G is the amount that each goat is worth? Perhaps you could say that a goat is typically worth a certain amount, but because they only had 2 legs, they were only worth half the price. So rephrasing is important here because it's a bit longwinded and confusing. Also, you should write a good question at the end. What should your question be? I look forward to seeing this problem redrafted.
Daniel has 3 goats. He loves his goats very much. However, his goats only have 2 legs. Daniel decides it's time to sell his disabled goats. He goes to a market and tries to barter with the man there The man does not want to buy his goats, because they are disabled. But Daniel really needs to sell the goats. Daniel decides that he needs to take drastic measures. He pulls out six kittens, and offers them to the man. The man is puzzled. He could get a profit on the kittens, depending on how much he buys them for. The Merchant decides to buy Daniel's goats and kittens for a total of 18 dollars. Daniel counts his money, and wonders how much his goats were worth.
ReplyDeleteAfter doing lots of math, taught to him by the amazing Michael Jobe, Daniel comes to a conclusion that A goat is worth 8 dollars, but since his were half-goats, they were worth only 4 dollars. His kittens were worth one dollar each. Daniel leaves the market happy
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DeleteDaniel has 3 goats. His goats were born with lopsided-random-two-legatitis, a rare disease which causes the goats to only have 2 legs. One day, a farmer visits his house and offers him money for his goats. The farmer also wants to buy 6 of Daniel’s chickens. The farmer offers him 18 dollars for all his animals, which is less money than usual, due to the goats having only 2 legs. Before Daniels accepts to the offer, he needs to find out how much one of his goats are worth.
Can you help Daniel find out how much a normal goat is worth? Since his were half-goats, how much are they worth?
Firstly G in an unknown not a goat, secondly this is a story not a word equation, Thirdly all the numbers should be the same thing not all different things, Fourthly how do you know how much each animal is worth as it is not in your equation.
ReplyDeleteThe idea is creative but the word problem is a bit too complex and it's hard to understand. Keep that same idea as its brilliant but we recommend you make it simpler and more concise.
ReplyDeleteAlso, there is no specific question to the problem so it's just a bunch of facts and nothing to solve/ it is not an equation. And what does "g" stand for? Isn't that supposed to be unknown?
DeleteFirst of all, there is no question. The reader should be solving for G, which is a little confusing. It appears as though G is the amount that each goat is worth? Perhaps you could say that a goat is typically worth a certain amount, but because they only had 2 legs, they were only worth half the price. So rephrasing is important here because it's a bit longwinded and confusing. Also, you should write a good question at the end. What should your question be? I look forward to seeing this problem redrafted.
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