Rita earned 45 points on a test. She lost 8 points, earned 53 points, then lost 6 more points. What is Rita’s final score on the test?
I came up with 84 that should be right
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To find Rita's final score on the test, we need to combine the points she earned and the points she lost.
Rita earned 45 points on the test. She then lost 8 points, which we can represent as -8. Adding the points earned and lost, we have:
45 + (-8)
Next, Rita earned 53 points. Adding this to the previous sum, we have:
45 + (-8) + 53
Lastly, Rita lost 6 more points. Adding this to the previous sum, we have:
45 + (-8) + 53 + (-6)
Simplifying the expression, we get:
45 + 53 - 8 - 6
Now we can combine the numbers:
98 - 8 - 6
Simplifying the expression further, we get:
90 - 6
Finally, we subtract:
90 - 6 = 84
Therefore, Rita's final score on the test is 84.