Question
What fact is not necessary to help you solve the word problem below?
Les had $26.00 when he went to the City Market to buy some fresh fruits and vegetables. When he left, he had $11.70. How much money did he spend on food?
What fact is not necessary to help you solve the word problem below?
Les had $26.00 when he went to the City Market to buy some fresh fruits and vegetables. When he left, he had $11.70. How much money did he spend on food?
He had $11.70 when he left.
He went to City Market.
Les had $26.00 at the start.
Les had $26.00 when he went to the City Market to buy some fresh fruits and vegetables. When he left, he had $11.70. How much money did he spend on food?
What fact is not necessary to help you solve the word problem below?
Les had $26.00 when he went to the City Market to buy some fresh fruits and vegetables. When he left, he had $11.70. How much money did he spend on food?
He had $11.70 when he left.
He went to City Market.
Les had $26.00 at the start.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The fact that is not necessary to help solve the word problem is:
**He went to City Market.**
This information does not impact the calculation of how much money Les spent; what matters are the amounts of money he had at the start and when he left.
**He went to City Market.**
This information does not impact the calculation of how much money Les spent; what matters are the amounts of money he had at the start and when he left.