Question

Jeff played 18 holes of golf on Saturday. On each of 4 holes he was 1 under par, on each of 5 holes he was 2 over par, on 1 hole he was 3 over par, on each of 3 holes he shot par, and on each of 5 holes he was 1 over par. How did he finish relative to par?

Answer 1

Jeff finished 14 strokes over par for the 18 holes, after totaling his scores for holes where he was under, at, and over par.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate Jeff's score relative to par, we need to combine the results of each type of hole. Jeff was 1 under par on 4 holes, 2 over par on 5 holes, 3 over par on 1 hole, shot par on 3 holes, and was 1 over par on 5 holes.

• 1 under par on 4 holes: 4 holes × (-1) = -4
• 2 over par on 5 holes: 5 holes × 2 = 10
• 3 over par on 1 hole: 1 hole × 3 = 3
• Shot par on 3 holes: 3 holes × 0 = 0 (no change to score)
• 1 over par on 5 holes: 5 holes × 1 = 5

Now, we add together all of the values to get Jeff's total score relative to par:

(-4) + 10 + 3 + 0 + 5 = 14

So, Jeff finished 14 strokes over par for the 18 holes.