Ronnie is playing a card game called Subzero, where the goal is to get the lowest possible score. In the first round, Ronnie scored –

Question

6 points. In the second round, he scored –
12 points. What is Ronnie's total score now?
To solve the problem, Juan added –
6+(–
12) and came up with an answer of –
18 points. Is Juan correct? Why or why not?

Answer 1

To find Ronnie's total score after the two rounds, we need to add his scores from both rounds:

1. First round: -6 points
2. Second round: -12 points

To calculate the total score, we add these two numbers:

\[ -6 + (-12) \]

This is the same as:

\[ -6 - 12 \]

When combining these, we need to subtract 12 from -6:

\[ -6 - 12 = -18 \]

So, Ronnie's total score is -18 points.

Now, looking at Juan's calculation:

Juan added -6 + (-12) and ended up with -18, which is correct.

Therefore, Juan is indeed correct. The total score is -18 points.