Mrs. Li wants to compare her students’ test scores to the school average. She created a table to help her.

Question

Mrs. Li’s Student Test Scores
Student
Score compared to school average
Adam
+3
Bryan
0
Cierra
–4
Devaughn
+1
Elena
+5
Fionna
–2

Which list orders the students by lowest score to highest score?
Bryan, Cierra, Fionna, Devaughn, Adam, Elena
Cierra, Fionna, Bryan, Devaughn, Adam, Elena
Elena, Adam, Devaughn, Bryan, Fionna, Cierra
Bryan, Devaughn, Fionna, Adam, Cierra, Elena

Answer 1

To order the students by their scores from lowest to highest based on how they compare to the school average, we can translate their score comparisons into actual scores relative to the average:

• Adam: +3 (3 points above average)
• Bryan: 0 (average score)
• Cierra: -4 (4 points below average)
• Devaughn: +1 (1 point above average)
• Elena: +5 (5 points above average)
• Fionna: -2 (2 points below average)

Now, let's convert these comparisons into relative scores:

1. Cierra: -4
2. Fionna: -2
3. Bryan: 0
4. Devaughn: +1
5. Adam: +3
6. Elena: +5

Now we can list the students by their scores from lowest to highest:

1. Cierra
2. Fionna
3. Bryan
4. Devaughn
5. Adam
6. Elena

The list that corresponds to this order is:

Cierra, Fionna, Bryan, Devaughn, Adam, Elena

So, the correct answer is Cierra, Fionna, Bryan, Devaughn, Adam, Elena.