While Researching the Reasons for the Large Cross-Cultural Differences in Math

Multiple Choice

While researching the reasons for the large cross-cultural differences in math and science scores, Stevenson and his colleagues observed that more than _____ of total classroom time in the first grade was spent on math instruction in Japan, compared with only _____ of the time in the U.S. first-grade classrooms.

A) one-fourth; one-tenth
B) three-fourths; two-thirds
C) half; two-thirds
D) one-third; one-fourth