Khan/khan-exercises — Issue #4707: Arithmetic word problems 1 - Poor wording
Author: KhanBugz
Created: 2011-10-21 04:15:46+00:00
State: open
Labels: ipad, safari

Reporter: Grovek@gmail.com

I think this problem is poorly worded:

There were 56 people riding on a train. At the previous stop, 31 people got off.

How many people are riding the train now?

Best
Keith

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