11th Quick Step: It's a slip-up error that's sort of not your fault.
Riddle of the day.
Riddle #1: It’s a slip-up error that’s sort of not your fault.
The Grade 7 question below was part of a real test. Read it and find the glitch (aka the snag, hitch, issue).
Grade 7 test question: Convert 80% to a fraction, percent, decimal.
Did you find the glitch?
Hint: It’s like a trick question that’s not intended to be a trick question.
So, what’s the snag on the test question?
If you need more clues go to P.S. to see test examples at the grade 8 and 9 level.
The glitch, hitch and snag is that some students will only do one of the three parts, not all three (1/3 vs 3/3). One! They failed to do the second and third. If you’re thinking, what, was there more than one question? Then BOOM, that’s my point, they were three parts!
And that’s why, it’s a slip-up error that’s sort of not your fault.
You may have read it, but because each part was not numbered, you only did the first. It was like the question was missing a reminder, “Hey, don’t forget us two; we are questions too.”
First part done 😊 - Convert 80% to a fraction.
Second and third parts not done ☹ - Convert 80% to a percent and decimal.