They weren't measuring the math ability levels, but the changes in what those skills were per individual. But for the assisted ones, we don't know what they started with, so there's no base level to compare. If they're comparing them with the others, then that's a problem in the study since we're not measuring their math abilities.
What would a companion study reveal that does the same thing for the math part but just offers calculators instead? Probably the same? If it was dramatically different then there'd be a case that LLMs are affecting the result in some other way and it's not just the human nature of leaning on what they lost. Or what if that person had a tutor/help with them but they left for the rest of the test? Should be similar results, right?