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?

Option 1: Negative 20 and StartFraction 4 over 5 EndFraction
Option 2: Negative 4 and StartFraction 4 over 5 EndFraction
Option 3: 16 and three-fifths
Option 4: 20 and four-fifths

Answer 1

Option 4: 20 and four-fifths

The goalie loses 2 3/5 rating points each time his team loses. If his team loses 8 games in a row, the change in the goalie's rating points is 20 and four-fifths.

Step-by-step explanation:

The goalie loses 2 3/5 rating points each time his team loses. Since his team loses 8 games in a row, we need to find the change in the goalie's rating points. To do this, we can multiply the number of games lost by the number of rating points lost per game.

Number of rating points lost per game = 2 3/5 = 13/5

Change in rating points = Number of games lost * Number of rating points lost per game

Change in rating points = 8 * 13/5 = 104/5 = 20 and four-fifths.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 4: 20 and four-fifths.