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Shelly and Terrence completed x tasks in a game. Terrence's total points were 20 less than Shelly's total. The expression below shows Terrence's total points in the game: 90x - 20
Shelly and Terrence completed x tasks in a game. Terrence's total points were 20 less than Shelly's total. The expression below shows Terrence's total points in the game: 90x - 20What does the first term of the expression represent?
The total points Shelly earned
The number of tasks Terrence completed
The sum of Shelly and Terrence's total points
The number of tasks Shelly completed
We are given that Terrence scored (90x - 20) points, and that he scored 20 points less than Shelly. Therefore, Shelly scored (90x - 20) + 20 = 90x.Since the first term of the expression is 90x, this is equivalent to the number of points Shelly earned. Therefore the best answer is the first choice....
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