Question

A hockey goalie loses 2 3/5 rating points each time his team loses. If his team loses 8 games in a row, what number represents the change in the goalie's rating points?

Answer 1

The answer is -20 4/5

Explanation:

Answer 2

The number
`-20(4)/(5)` or
`-(104)/(5)` represents the change in the goalie's rating points.

Explanation:

It is given that hockey goalie loses
`2(3)/(5)` rating points each time his team loses.

If the team loses a game then the change in the goalie's rating points is defined as

`-(13)/(5)`

If the team loses 8 games then the change in the goalie's rating points is defined as

`-(13)/(5)* 8`

`-(104)/(5)`

It can be written as

`-20(4)/(5)`

Therefore the number
`-20(4)/(5)` or
`-(104)/(5)` represents the change in the goalie's rating points.