Question

David is playing a trivia game where he gains points for correct answers and loses points for incorrect answers. At the start of round 3 his score is −1500 points. During round 3 he answered five 1000 point questions correctly and three 500 points questions incorrectly. What is his score at the end of round 3?

A) −2000
B) −500
C) 2000
D) 3500

Answer 1

start of round 3....score is -1500
he answered 5 one thousand point questions....5 * 1000 = 5000
so he now has -1500 + 5000 = 3500
he answered 3 five hundred point question incorrectly...3 * -500 = -1500
3500 + (-1500) = 3500 - 1500 = 2000

so he ended up with 2000

Answer 2

2000 points

Explanation:

Topic: Substraction, Addition and Products

You have to organize the problem, as you can see

at Start of Round 3 David Has: - 1500

During Round 3:

5 Questions: 1000 each correctly

so 5 x 1000 = 5000

3 Questions: - 500 each incorrectly

so 3 x -500 = -1500

at the End of Round 3:

Starting: -1500

During Round 3: 5000 - 1500 = 3500

the end of round 3: -1500 + 3500 = 2000