Wording of maths question?

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glowydewyface · 11/09/2022 09:41

My son has just asked me for help with his maths questions. Now, I am not amazing at maths but this question looks like it is written wrong📧

Write a number that is bigger that 5- but smaller than 6.

(weird to have the minus after the 5?)

Second questions:

Now write a number that is bigger than 5.6 but smaller than 5-.

The minus's after the numbers are confusing and the 5.6 is actually written on the paper with the dot not sitting on the line.

Am I thicker than I thought? I can't make any sense of this!
I've googled it and everything!

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CatSpeakForDummies · 11/09/2022 10:01

What age is your DS? That might help us guess the level we're looking at.

It doesn't make sense, the first appears too easy and the second too much of a trick question to be parts of the same thing.

Is there a chance it refers to 5 or 6 in an earlier question or on a graph or something?

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glowydewyface · 11/09/2022 09:57

Here it is

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glowydewyface · 11/09/2022 09:53

The question in typed out, not handwritten. I am usually able to explain maths questions to my son but stumped at this!

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dementedpixie · 11/09/2022 09:53

Could you post a picture of the questions?

AnImaginaryCat · 11/09/2022 09:50

Are they handwritten or in a work book?

Don't get why the minus will be after the number. Makes me wonder if it is a minus! If it is the the first question makes sense but the second doesn't. If it isn't the the second question makes sense but the first doesn't.

With the decimal point not being on the line. Don't think that's too weird - along as it's between the numbers!!

dementedpixie · 11/09/2022 09:44

The 2nd question in particular makes no sense. Dont know why there are '-' signs after numbers either

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