Assessing the Complexity of Literacy Tasks
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Quantitative Literacy - Level 2

Tasks in this level typically require readers to perform a single arithmetic operation (frequently addition or subtraction) using numbers that are easily located in the text or document. The operation to be performed may be easily inferred from the wording of the question or the format of the material (for example, a bank deposit form or an order form).

The following question has a rated difficulty of 246 on NALS.

The price of one ticket and bus for “Sleuth” costs how much less than the price of one ticket and the bus for “On the Town?

THEATER TRIP

   A charter bus will leave from the bus stop (near the Conference Center) at 4 p.m., giving you plenty of time for dinner in New York. Return trip will start from West 45th Street directly following the playe. Both theaters are on West 45th Street. Allow about 1 1/2 hours for the return trip

Time:

4 p.m., Saturday, November 20

Price:

“On the Town”

Ticket and bus $11.00

“Sleuth”

Ticket and bus $8.50

Limit:

Two tickets per person

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