CTET Class I to V 9 Jan 2023 Paper

Question : 59 of 150

Marks: +1, -0

When asked to solve 12 × 25, a child uses the following method :
12 × 25 = 3 × 4 × 25 = 3 × 100 = 300
As a constructivist mathematics teacher, what will be your reaction to the strategy used by the child?

Accept the answer but tell the child that it is not the right way to do multiplication.
Instruct the child to seek help from other students to solve the problem using the correct algorithm.
Appreciate the child and encourage other students to come up with different ways to solve the problem.
Appreciate the child's answer but advice him/her not to use this method in examination to solve the problem.

Validate

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