If a response is supposed to be expressed as dollars and cents, can an answer be considered completely correct if the dollar sign is missing?
In questions that ask for an answer to be given in dollars and cents, a dollar sign is generally provided, preceding the answer line, so this should not be an issue. In questions that ask for a student to provide a missing table value in dollars and cents, the student may omit the dollar sign if dollar signs are already established within the table. A student may also express an answer in cents, if that answer is mathematically sound. Q31: Is there a contradiction between Scoring Policies #2 and #9? Why are students penalized for not writing an explanation on the lines but are not penalized for showing their work in places other than the allotted space? A: The lines are provided to prompt students to write their explanations in words. Process Strand CM4 states that students will provide reasoning both in written and verbal form. This often prompts scorers to credit an otherwise seemingly incoherent paper because the student was successful in explaining in words what his/her mathematica
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