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clock-iconPUBLISHEDNovember 5, 2015

This Kid Nailed His Math Test With Some "Unorthodox" Thinking

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Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture.

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A few weeks ago, the Internet kicked up a storm about a child who was marked incorrect for saying "5+5+5=15” on a math test. Well, no one's arguing with this kid’s math answer.

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The 6-year-old was asked to “Show your thinking.” Faced with the poorly phrased question, the first-grader had a moment of absolute genius and drew a little doodle of them thinking the answer.  

The picture was posted to Reddit yesterday with the caption: “This is why my kid is going places.”

We like your style, kid.

Image credit: irishchck14/Imgur


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