Consumer Math: Selected Results from the First National Assessment of Mathematics

17 and adult 17-year-olds and adults ability additional adult level adult performance advantage Age 13 Age Age 17 Adult age levels amount ANSWER Age approximately asked Asterisk indicates correct attempt Average and Percent balanced Black calculated capacity Central chapter computation consumer costs determine don't know due to rounding Education Exercise FIGURE finding fraction gallons gave give given Graphs and Tables inches included increase indicates correct answer individually Interpreting Graphs involved largest less male and female Male-Female Differences mathematics measure median difference National Assessment National Level national performance needed ounce parent percentage points Percentages of success pints population pounds presented problem correctly provides questions reading Reading and Interpreting region respondents Results rounding error showed shown in Table similar skills slightly solved subtract Summary tax table tions unacceptable units votes weight White