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

What 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

Question

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

What 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

anonymous · Answer

Shelly's total points earned.

Her score is 20 points higher than Terrance's, and the equation is how to get his score.
x is the number of tasks Terrance completed.

anonymous · Answer

thank you so much. @sunnysunshine

anonymous · Answer

NP :)