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Top is 840.
Middle has two numbers. Given 340, what is a number that adds to 840.
Bottom is 3 numbers. Given two numbers, 120 and 80, what adds to 840?
Same for the second problem.
My kids are in Highschool now but I still remember problems like that from their elementary school days. There was no AI then. It's as a pattern recognition exercise with addition and subtraction.
In math olympiads, like from 4th grade, it would be presented even more abstract by listing just the numbers and expecting you to fill in the blanks. By organizing the numbers it helps children see the pattern that's expected so when they see it as list they can understand it better.
pretty sneaky way to mask your mistake. if your explanation is correct, then the second problem has 450 solutions (450,0|449,1|448,2...), which obviously is a stupid question then...
"sneaky" GTFO
Asking a child for two numbers that add to X (450) is extremely common. You are so divorced from your childhood that you can't remember the types of problems given to 8 year olds.
So yes, there are infinite correct answers. It makes it easier.
For the first problem.
Top is 840, below that, we have 340+(500) to equal 840.
But the problem is that putting the 500 there means the number below that, to add up to 500, MUST be 420, which means the left side of the left puzzle is impossible, because 120 + 420 does not equal 340.