Maria Lives in a Small Rural Village Where She Works

Maria lives in a small rural village where she works with her father tending their local produce cart. Although she received very little formal schooling related to math, she participates actively at pricing her merchandise, adding up purchase orders, and giving correct change. If Maria were to take a formal test in mathematics common to the math problems at school, she would likely

A) perform poorly on a test of formal mathematical knowledge, although her practical math skills are developed for the areas of her experience.
B) perform as well as a child with formal training, given her areas of experience with everyday math in the village.
C) would outperform children with formal schooling in math given her rich experiences with everyday math.
D) would have difficulty with addition but not subtraction, given the types of activities required in her everyday math experiences.
E) would have difficulty with subtraction but not addition, given the types of activities required in her everyday math experiences.