Question

Jamie plays a game. She earns a 1 point for correct answers and loses 0.25 points for each incorrect answer. She gets 15 correct answer and 5 incorrect answers. what is her score for the game?

Answer 1

To calculate Jamie's score, we can use the following formula:

\[
\text{Score} = (\text{Points for correct answers}) - (\text{Points lost for incorrect answers})
\]

1. Points for correct answers:
Jamie earns 1 point for each correct answer. Since she got 15 correct answers:
\[
\text{Points for correct answers} = 15 \times 1 = 15 \text{ points}
\]

2. Points lost for incorrect answers:
She loses 0.25 points for each incorrect answer. Since she got 5 incorrect answers:
\[
\text{Points lost for incorrect answers} = 5 \times 0.25 = 1.25 \text{ points}
\]

3. Now, we can calculate her total score:
\[
\text{Score} = 15 - 1.25 = 13.75
\]

Therefore, Jamie's score for the game is **13.75 points**.