In the video game Digging Up Dinos, players gain and lose points while digging for dinosaur bones. In Level 1, Emmet earned 14 points for finding the foot bone of a dinosaur. Then, he lost 17 points for accidentally stepping on and breaking the bone.

Question

What was Emmet's score at the end of Level 1?
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Answer 1

To calculate Emmet's score at the end of Level 1, we start with the points he earned and then subtract the points he lost.

Emmet earned 14 points for finding the foot bone. Then, he lost 17 points for breaking it.

We can express this as:

\[ \text{Score} = \text{Points Earned} - \text{Points Lost} \]

Substituting in the values:

\[ \text{Score} = 14 - 17 \]

Calculating this gives:

\[ \text{Score} = -3 \]

Therefore, Emmet's score at the end of Level 1 is \(-3\) points.