Question

Becky is so excited to go play basketball with all of her friends at the gym. They decided to play a game. In the game, they will keep score based on the shots they take. When you miss a shot, you lose points. Becky misses the first 5 shots. Her score after the first 5 shots is −10 .

Which operations was used to arrive at this answer?


A. 5(−10)

B. 5(−2)

C. 5(2)

D. (−10)(−10)(−10)(−10)(−10)

Answer 1

b

Step-by-step explanation: she misses 5 shots so her score after is -10

its not a) because 5(-10) = -50

its not c) because there is no negative

its not d) because that would equal -50