Question

5.02 read: check-in: you should meet katherine johnson chapters 1-3
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check-in: you should meet katherine johnson chapters 1-3
what did young katherine believe about her father?

• he did not understand katherine’s love of math, but he supported her anyway.
• he secretly wanted to be a mathematician, and he regretted becoming a farmer.
• he was the smartest man she ever knew, and he had a real gift for math.
• he at first wanted katherine to run the family farm, but later changed his mind.

Explanation:

Based on the text You Should Meet Katherine Johnson (Chapters 1-3), young Katherine viewed her father as highly intelligent with a strong natural ability in mathematics, which shaped her own early perspective on math.

Answer:

He was the smartest man she ever knew, and he had a real gift for math.