Final answer:
The golfer's total number of strokes for the nine holes is calculated by comparing their individual hole scores to the par of the course. By subtracting or adding strokes accordingly for holes scored under or over par, and then totaling these with the course par, we determine that the golfer took 35 total strokes.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student is asking to calculate the total number of strokes a golfer took for nine holes, given the par scores for a golf course and the golfer's scores on the remaining five holes. To find the golfer's total strokes, we need to understand that the term 'par' refers to the expected number of strokes that an expert golfer would use to complete a hole.
The question specifies that the golfer's scores for the remaining five holes are -1, 0, -1, +1, and 0 relative to par. These scores indicate the golfer's performance in relation to the expected par score for those holes. To find the total strokes, we would tally the golfers score against the par: for each hole where the golfer scored -1, they took one stroke less than par; for holes where the golfer scored 0, they took the same number of strokes as par; and for holes where the golfer scored +1, they took one additional stroke over par.
For a nine-hole course parred at 36, and given the scores, we would do the following calculation: Starting with the par of 36, we subtract one stroke for each hole scored as -1, and add one stroke for the hole scored as +1. Since two holes had a score of -1, that's -2 strokes from par, and one hole had a score of +1, adding 1 stroke. The remaining two holes had no impact as they were scored at 0. Thus the total strokes the golfer took is 36 (the par) - 2 (two holes scored at -1) + 1 (one hole scored at +1), giving us a result of 35 strokes in total.