Question

Daniel is working hard to improve his grade in math. His goal is to have a total of 145 points for the quarter so that he can earn a B on his report card. His quiz total is 89 points, and his homework total is 23.5 points. How many more points does he need to reach his goal of 145 points?

Answer 1

32.5 points

Explanation:

Daniel's score in quiz for the quarter is 89 points.

His score in homework for the quarter is 23.5 points.

His objective is to earn grade 8 for which he needs to have a total of 145 points.

So the additional points needed by Daniel for the quarter to accomplish this is given by:

`\[145-(89+23.5)\]`

=32.5

So Daniel needs an additional 32.5 points to achieve his desired objective.