Help! We need a translator for this Common Core 'math' problem

Here’s a rotated version, which makes it easier to read (but not easier to understand):

This first-grade math problem was brought to you by — surprise! — Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Sigh.

Common Core instructions for a student are like reading Chinese assembly instructions translated to English @HouseCracka

— The Stupendous Yappi ???????????? (@NASCARNAC) February 7, 2014

And that stupid ass Common Core problem is just FIRST GRADE imagine what the rest will be @mattshaw369 @HouseCracka

— The Stupendous Yappi ???????????? (@NASCARNAC) February 7, 2014

Alas, we don’t have to imagine.

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