Question

A contestant on a game show has 40 points. She answers a question correctly to win 20 points. Then she answers a question incorrectly and loses 35 points. What is the contestant's final score?

Answer 1

25 points

Explanation:

starts with 40

earns 20, so now she has 60

so she then loses 35

so now she has 25 points

40+20-35=?

40+20=60

60-35=25

Check: 25+35=60

Hope this helped!

Answer 2

25

Explanation:

40+20=60

and 60-35=25