Question
The winner of a gymnastics competition scored a total of 28.948 points. She won by 0.99 points. How many points did the second-place gymnast score?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the score of the second-place gymnast, we can subtract the margin by which the first-place gymnast won from the first-place gymnast's score.
The first-place gymnast scored 28.948 points and won by 0.99 points. Therefore, the score of the second-place gymnast can be calculated as follows:
\[
\text{Score of second-place gymnast} = \text{Score of winner} - \text{Margin of victory}
\]
Substituting in the values we have:
\[
\text{Score of second-place gymnast} = 28.948 - 0.99
\]
Calculating the above expression gives:
\[
28.948 - 0.99 = 27.958
\]
Thus, the second-place gymnast scored **27.958 points**.
The first-place gymnast scored 28.948 points and won by 0.99 points. Therefore, the score of the second-place gymnast can be calculated as follows:
\[
\text{Score of second-place gymnast} = \text{Score of winner} - \text{Margin of victory}
\]
Substituting in the values we have:
\[
\text{Score of second-place gymnast} = 28.948 - 0.99
\]
Calculating the above expression gives:
\[
28.948 - 0.99 = 27.958
\]
Thus, the second-place gymnast scored **27.958 points**.