Question

you lose 5 points for every wrong answer in a trivia game.what integer represents the change in your points after answering 8 questions wrong

Answer 1

When you lose you use negative signs.  5 times 8 equals 40 add the negative sign.  Your answer is negative 40. 

Answer 2

Negative 40 is the integer.

Explanation:

I lose 5 points for every wrong answer in a trivia game.

Means an integer that represents this change is (-5) per question.

If i answer 8 questions wrong then total change in the score will be = 8×(-5)

= (-40)

So the integer that represents the change after answering 8 questions wrong will be = (-40)