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Cat Math
Kayla is six years old. She loves cats and she loves math.
One day when the class is learning how to add, the teacher asks, "If I give you 2 cats and 2 more cats plus another 2 cats, how many cats will you have?"
Kayla's hand goes up right away. She says, "I'll have 7 cats."
"No," says the teacher. "Listen carefully and count. I give you 2 cats plus 2 cats plus 2 more cats. How many cats will you have?"
"Seven!" shouts Kayla.
"I'm surprised," says the teacher. "You know how to add. Why do you think the answer is 7?"
Kayla says, "If you give me 2 cats plus 2 cats plus 2 more cats, that's 6 cats. But I already have a cat, so that makes 7!"
How old is Kayla? six seven eight six
Kayla loves cats and dogs art and hamsters cats and math cats and math
Where does this story take place? at the pet store at school in the playground at school
What is the class learning when this story takes place? how to add how to subtract how to draw cats how to add
What does the teacher think is the right answer to the math question? 2 6 7 6
What answer does Kayla give to the math question? 2 6 7 7
How many cats does Kayla have at home? 0 1 2 1
Why does Kayla get 7 as her answer? She multiplied instead of added. She added her cat at home to the correct answer of 6. It doesn't say in the story. She added her cat at home to the correct answer of 6.
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