Michael's score in a game is p points. Michael loses 10 points for an incorrect answer in the game. Translate the words into an algebraic expression. What is Michael’s new score if he has 345 points and gives an incorrect answer?(1 point)
The expression is
. The number of points Michael has is
The algebraic expression is p - 10, where p represents Michael's original score before the incorrect answer.
If Michael's original score was 345 points and he gave an incorrect answer, then his new score would be:
345 - 10 = 335 points.