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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?

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Answer:

The answer is -20 4/5

Explanation:

User Alvin Theodora
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Answer:

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.

User Ryder Brooks
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