Question

Chad is playing Jeopardy with Chet. Currently Chad has -$200 dollars. By the end of the game Chad will have _______ times that. How did Chad do in the game? 1) -1/2 2) 1/2 3) 2 1/2 4) 3

Answer 1

Chad started Jeopardy with -$200. At the end of the game, he had -1/2 times that amount. Subsequently, his negative amount turned positive, so Chad did well in the game.

Step-by-step explanation:

The subject here is Mathematics, and the grade level of this question is Middle School.

If Chad currently has -$200 and he ends with negative one-half (-1/2) times that amount, it means his money multiplies by negative one-half. Since multiplying any number by -1/2 is equivalent to dividing the number by -2, Chad ends with $100 because -$200 divided by -2 equals to $100. This is a simple multiplication of negative numbers in Mathematics. If Chad ended with positive $100, it indicates he did well in the game because his negative amount has turned into a positive amount.

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