Question

Elena is testing out a new studying method and wants to know if it works. She decides to compare her spelling test scores from last week and this week. On last week's test, Elena spelled 16 out of the 20 words correctly. On this week's test, she spelled 13 out of the 15 words correctly. On which test did Elena get a higher ratio of correctly spelled words to total words?

Answer 1

To determine which test Elena got a higher ratio of correctly spelled words to total words, we need to calculate the ratio of correctly spelled words to total words for each test and compare them.

For last week's test, the ratio of correctly spelled words to total words is:

16/20 = 0.8

For this week's test, the ratio of correctly spelled words to total words is:

13/15 ≈ 0.867

Since 0.867 is greater than 0.8, Elena got a higher ratio of correctly spelled words to total words on this week's test. Therefore, the new studying method appears to be working better for Elena. However, it is important to note that a single comparison is not sufficient to draw a definitive conclusion about the effectiveness of the studying method, and it would be beneficial for Elena to continue tracking her performance over a longer period of time.