The saddest part is how many students will miss it. Does Open University publish aggregate scores or details of pass/fail rates?
This probably gives the test author too much credit, but they MIGHT be trying to test whether a student can ignore the irrelevant details and just do the calculation.
I would assume this is, like so many tests I’ve seen, a basic pre-algebra problem with some narrative fluff. Aside from the size of the words, this is a basic 4th grade problem these days.
The saddest part is how many students will miss it. Does Open University publish aggregate scores or details of pass/fail rates?
This probably gives the test author too much credit, but they MIGHT be trying to test whether a student can ignore the irrelevant details and just do the calculation.
I would assume this is, like so many tests I’ve seen, a basic pre-algebra problem with some narrative fluff. Aside from the size of the words, this is a basic 4th grade problem these days.
Wrong number of significant digits, though.