ABSTRACT
Decide how you would recommed that Kristen spend her award, and write a brief letter to her explaining your thinking.
• This task is slightly adapted from one developed by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for its 1992 assessment;
In this task, students must differentiate between fixed costs (living expenses) and variable expenses, and they must recog nize that there are trade-offs to be made between different forms of travel and different forms of instruction. They must make accurate calculations and explain their thinking.
