The Flesch Reading Ease Test is a test that ranks the reading level of passages.t Let W be the total number of words in the passage, S the number of sentences, and L the number of syllables. Then the Flesch test calculates the score F of the passage using the formula F = 206.835 – 1.015W - 84.6. – 84.6- w (a) Calculate F for the paragraph above (the one that describes the Flesch Reading Ease Test). Omit the formula itself. Round your answer to the nearest whole number. (We count 3 sentences, 51 words, and 71 syllables.) F = 71.80 (b) For the rest of this exercise we consider passages that have 10 sentences and 375 syllables. Find a formula expressing F as a function of W for such passages. 29610 F = 206.835 – 0.105W- W (c) A passage is thought to be easily understandable by 13- to 15-year-old students if the Flesch score, rounded to one decimal place, is 60 or higher. For the passages considered in part (b), how many words should be in the passage to make it easily understood by 13- to 15-year-old students? Suggestion: First use a table increment of 20 to get an estimate of the answer. Then change to a table increment of 1. 243 X words (d) What is the maximum number of words in the passages considered in part (b)? (Can there be more words than syllables?) 350 X words

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The Flesch Reading Ease Test is a test that ranks the reading level of passages.t Let W be the total number of words in the passage, S the number of sentences, and L the
number of syllables. Then the Flesch test calculates the score F of the passage using the formula
F = 206.835 – 1.015W - 84.6.
– 84.6-
w
(a) Calculate F for the paragraph above (the one that describes the Flesch Reading Ease Test). Omit the formula itself. Round your answer to the nearest whole
number. (We count 3 sentences, 51 words, and 71 syllables.)
F = 71.80
(b) For the rest of this exercise we consider passages that have 10 sentences and 375 syllables. Find a formula expressing F as a function of W for such passages.
29610
F =
206.835 – 0.105W-
W
(c) A passage is thought to be easily understandable by 13- to 15-year-old students if the Flesch score, rounded to one decimal place, is 60 or higher. For the
passages considered in part (b), how many words should be in the passage to make it easily understood by 13- to 15-year-old students? Suggestion: First use a
table increment of 20 to get an estimate of the answer. Then change to a table increment of 1.
243
X words
(d) What is the maximum number of words in the passages considered in part (b)? (Can there be more words than syllables?)
350
X words
Transcribed Image Text:The Flesch Reading Ease Test is a test that ranks the reading level of passages.t Let W be the total number of words in the passage, S the number of sentences, and L the number of syllables. Then the Flesch test calculates the score F of the passage using the formula F = 206.835 – 1.015W - 84.6. – 84.6- w (a) Calculate F for the paragraph above (the one that describes the Flesch Reading Ease Test). Omit the formula itself. Round your answer to the nearest whole number. (We count 3 sentences, 51 words, and 71 syllables.) F = 71.80 (b) For the rest of this exercise we consider passages that have 10 sentences and 375 syllables. Find a formula expressing F as a function of W for such passages. 29610 F = 206.835 – 0.105W- W (c) A passage is thought to be easily understandable by 13- to 15-year-old students if the Flesch score, rounded to one decimal place, is 60 or higher. For the passages considered in part (b), how many words should be in the passage to make it easily understood by 13- to 15-year-old students? Suggestion: First use a table increment of 20 to get an estimate of the answer. Then change to a table increment of 1. 243 X words (d) What is the maximum number of words in the passages considered in part (b)? (Can there be more words than syllables?) 350 X words
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