Question

A student solved this problem and said the answer was 4 inches. joseph had a raspberry fruit bar that was 5 inches long. he had an apple fruit bar that was 2 inches long. he ate inch of the raspberry fruit bar. what is the total length of the remaining fruit bars? is the student's answer reasonable?

a. yes, the answer is reasonable.
b. no, the answer is not reasonable. it should be about 7 inches.
c. no, the answer is not reasonable. it should be about 12 inches.
d. no, the answer is not reasonable. it should be about 2 inches.

Answer 1

b. no, the answer is not reasonable. it should be about 7 inches.

*The real answer should be 6.*

There were 5in of the raspberry, and one was eaten, which gives us 4in.
There are still 2in of the apple bar, so 4+2=6.

Answer 2

no the answer should be about 7 inches. it would be actually 6 inches