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Amanda is playing her new video game, Track Runner. At first, she earned 20 points for winning a sprint. Then in the next race, she got – 25 points when she knocked over most of her hurdles. What is Amanda's total score now? To solve the problem, Amy added 20+( – 25) and came up with an answer of 5 points. Is Amy correct? Why or why not?

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Answer: Amy is incorrect. The answer is -5 points.

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question, we are informed that Amanda earned 20 points for winning a sprint in the first race but got -25 points in the second race.

Based on the information above, Amanda's total score now will be:

= 20 + (-25)

= 20 - 25

= -5

The answer is -5 points.

Amy is wrong because (+) × (-) = (-)

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