Problem 11 · 2021 Math Kangaroo
Medium
Arithmetic & Operations
multiplication
Julie and Angela played “kangball”, a ball game. Each goal in their game scores 2 points. Julie scored 5 goals and Angela scored 9 goals. How many more points than Julie did Angela score?
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Answer: C — 8
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Hint 1 of 3
First find how many MORE goals Angela scored than Julie.
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Hint 2 of 3
Each goal is worth 2 points, not 1.
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Hint 3 of 3
Turn just the extra goals into points.
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Approach: find the extra goals, then turn them into points
- Angela scored 9 − 5 = 4 more goals than Julie.
- Each goal is 2 points, so 4 goals is 4 × 2 = 8 points.
- Angela scored 8 more points.
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