Analia is a school district manager. Here are some details about two schools in her district for the last school year:
School A School B
Number of students
3000
30003000
4000
40004000
Number of teachers
190
190190
380
380380
Graduation rate
86
%
86%86, percent
90
%
90%90, percent
Budget per student
$
10
,
500
$10,500dollar sign, 10, comma, 500
$
10
,
000
$10,000dollar sign, 10, comma, 000
% of students in sports club
62
%
62%62, percent
68
%
68%68, percent
Number of sports medals won
9
99
7
77
SAT average
1200
12001200
1050
10501050
SAT range (max-min)
900
900900
700
700700
Analia wants to know which school has the lower SAT range relative to the resources invested per student (lower, as SAT range is a measure of inequality, which we want to minimize as much as possible).
1) Analia thought of two different ways to define this quantity. Identify these two definitions among the following options.
Choose 2 answers:
Choose 2 answers:
(Choice A) SAT range divided by number of students
A
SAT range divided by number of students
(Choice B) SAT range divided by teachers per student
B
SAT range divided by teachers per student
(Choice C) SAT range divided by budget per student
C
SAT range divided by budget per student
(Choice D) SAT range divided by SAT average
D
SAT range divided by SAT average
2) Determine which school has the lower SAT range relative to the resources invested per student, according to the two definitions. Did you get the same result for both definitions?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) Yes. According to both definitions, School A has the lower SAT range relative to the resources invested per student.
A
Yes. According to both definitions, School A has the lower SAT range relative to the resources invested per student.
(Choice B) Yes. According to both definitions, School B has the lower SAT range relative to the resources invested per student.
B
Yes. According to both definitions, School B has the lower SAT range relative to the resources invested per student.
(Choice C) No. The definitions have opposite results.
C
No. The definitions have opposite results.