Adam got 36 points on a quiz that was worth 50 points. Beth got 36 points on a quiz that was worth 60 points. Which of these two got the better grade?
O Adam, because a 36 out of 50 points means you scored closer to full points than a 36 out of 60 points
O Adam because a 36 out of 50 points means that you scored farther away from full points than if you had made
a 36 out of 60
Beth, because a 36 out of 60 points means you scored closer to full points than a 36 out of 50 points
O Beth, because a 36 out of 60 points means that you scored farther away from full points than if you had made
a 36 out of 50

O Adam, because a 36 out of 50 points means you scored closer to full points than a 36 out of 60 points

explanation:

two years ago, when picking flowers in the mountains back of yosemite valley, i found a book. it was blotted and storm-beaten; all of its outer pages were mealy and crumbly. the paper seemed to dissolve like the snow beneath which it had been buried, however; many of the inner pages were well preserved. and although all were more or less stained and torn, whole chapters were easily readable. this is the condition of the great open book of yosemite glaciers today; its granite pages have been torn and blurred by the same storms that wasted the castaway book.

two years ago, when picking flowers in the mountains back of yosemite valley; i found a book. it was blotted and storm-beaten, all of its outer pages were mealy and crumbly. the paper seemed to dissolve like the snow beneath which it had been buried, however, many of the inner pages were well preserved. and although all were more or less stained and torn; whole chapters were easily readable. this is the condition of the great open book of yosemite glaciers today, its granite pages have been torn and blurred by the same storms that wasted the castaway book.