Question

Shelly and Terrence completed a different number of tasks in a game. Shelly earned 90 points on each task. 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 factor x of the first term of the expression represent?

Answer 1

Shelly earned 90 points on each task.

Answer 2

Read this sentence again and it will give you the answer

Answer 3

Focus on this part "Shelly earned 90 points on each task." and "The expression below shows Terrence's total points in the game:"