Question

A golfer had the following scores after the first holes: under par, under par, par, over par, and par. A number under par is negative, a number over par is positive, and par would count as . Was the golfer under or over par after holes, and by how many strokes?

Answer 1

It is given that a number under par means negative, a number over par is positive and a par means zero.

Hence, for the first hole with 3 under par, the number is -3.

For the second hole with 1 under par, the number is -1.

For the third hole with par, the number is 0.

The fourth hole with 2 over par, the number is +2.

The fifth hole with par is equivalent to the number 0.

To find the total score of the golfer after five holes, add the scores for all five holes:

`\begin{gathered} -3+(-1)+0+(+2)+0_{}_{} \\ =-3-1+0+2+0 \\ =-2 \end{gathered}`

The value -2 with negative sign shows the golfer was under par after 5 holes by 2 strokes.

Hence, the correct option is the fourth option.