Question

Question: Ned took a test with 25 questions. He lost 4 points for each of the 6 questions he got wrong and earned an additional 10 points for answering a bonus question correctly. How many points did Ned receive or lose overall?

My Thoughts: 6(-4)+10=-14; lost 14 points

What I'm confused on: I need a confirmation for my thoughts first. I need to you to break down the question for me. Lastly, I want to understand why the number of questions he DID get correctly doesn't play a role in the math problem. Thanks!

Answer 1

Your thoughts are correct; Ned loses 14 points overall.

The reason the correctly answered questions do not factor into the answer is because that is not what the question is asking. Correct answers are not even mentioned :)

Answer 2

if each Question is 4 points as he lost 4 point for each question, then
total points =25 ×4=100
lost point=6×4=34
100-34=66 points received