He reached for his laptop. His fingers hovered over the keys, ready to type "GDZ" (Answer Key). He just wanted the answers. He wanted to go outside and play football with Kirill.
He turned back to the book. Problem number 14. He read it slowly this time. He drew a diagram. He realized he had been trying to divide when he should have been multiplying. He reached for his laptop
Maxim was stuck. His math textbook, the one by S.A. Kozlova and A.G. Rubin, sat open on his desk like a heavy stone. It was Part 2, the section on decimals, and the numbers were swimming before his eyes. the section on decimals